The Rajasthan Police busted an extortion racket that used girls to trap the high-profile members of a Jaipur society and arrested two members of the gang.
Two other main operators of the gang, whose activities came to light following a complaint by a doctor who was falsely implicated in a rape case, have escaped.
Preliminary probe has revealed that the gang involving journalists and lawyers trapped 25 people, including doctors, engineers, property dealers and resort owners and extorted up to Rs 15 crore.
The two arrested, Akshat Sharma and Sonu Sharma, claimed to be journalists and have been sent to judicial custody till December 28.
The investigation began based on a complaint from Dr Sunit Soni, who runs a hair transplant clinic in Jaipur. Dr Soni spent 75 days in jail after the gang implicated him in a false rape case for refusing to pay Rs 1 crore.
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