Gurugram Extortion Racket: Lawyer and Accomplices Nabbed
Three individuals, including lawyer Geetika Chawla, were arrested in Gurugram for extorting money by implicating victims in false POCSO cases. The police seized cash, jewelry, and digital devices. The arrests follow a complaint against the trio, who targeted individuals facing marital disputes.
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The Gurugram police have arrested three individuals, including a woman lawyer, for allegedly extorting money by falsely implicating a man under the POCSO Act, officials reported on Friday.
The accused, who targeted locals with marital disputes, include lawyer Geetika Chawla and her husband Harsh Kumar from Tata Primanti Society in Gurugram, and Hanuman from Ajmer, Rajasthan. Investigators recovered Rs 1.14 crore in cash, jewelry worth Rs 2.88 crore, mobile phones, and various documents, prompting an Income Tax Department inquiry.
Additional probes revealed that the trio, appearing under false identities, hatched a conspiracy against a victim from Park View Society. This uncovered an increasing pattern of extortion linked to marital dispute cases, with police expanding their investigation following the arrests.
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