Archive · 1 Oct 2025
UP STF Arrests Three in NCR Extortion Racket
Some people were arrested by the police for a bad scheme.
They pretended to complain about business owners to make them pay money.
They would tell on them to the government and then tell the news to make the business owners scared.
The police found phones, fake IDs, and money when they caught the bad guys.
One of them used to have a clothing store.
They made lots of builders lose money and hurt their reputations.
The police are still trying to find other people who got hurt.
UP STF arrested three individuals in Delhi for extorting entrepreneurs.
The suspects filed false complaints with various government agencies.
They used media to damage reputations and coerce payments.
One suspect admitted to starting the scheme after a bank dispute.
The STF seized phones, cash, a fake Aadhaar, and receipts.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh STF arrested Ankur Gupta and the father-son duo Narendra Dhawan and Harnam Dhawan.
- What
- The suspects were involved in extorting entrepreneurs by filing false complaints.
- When
- Arrests took place around 12:30 AM on Tuesday, September 29.
- Where
- Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar districts in NCR, Delhi.
- Why
- To coerce entrepreneurs into paying money to avoid harassment by fabricating complaints.
- Arrests
- Three individuals
- Suspects
- Ankur Gupta, Narendra Dhawan, Harnam Dhawan
- Charges
- Extortion, cheating, forgery
- Location of arrests
- Delhi
- Items seized
- Mobile phones, cash, fake Aadhaar, receipts