<p>Two men have been arrested for trying to extort Rs 2 lakh from a businessman in Sunlight Colony of south-east Delhi, police said on Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Shaukat Ali Khan, 32, who hails from Bihar’s Gaya district and Saleem Ansari, 25, of Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Budh Nagar district, were held after a complaint by Mohammad Zahir.<br /><br />On August 18, Zahir reported that he received threatening calls from a man named Shaukat in Bihar. <br /><br />“The caller identified himself as a extortionist of Bihar and demanded Rs 2 lakh as extortion for the safety of Zahir’s family in Bihar,” said Ajay Chaudhry, additional commissioner of police (south-east).<br /><br />Zahir spoke to his parents in Bihar and found that Shaukat was a known criminal. Police then told Zahir to persuade Shaukat to collect Rs 50,000 in IP Park.<br /><br /> Two men came and they were overpowered when Zahir handed over the extortion money, Chaudhry said.</p>
<p>Two men have been arrested for trying to extort Rs 2 lakh from a businessman in Sunlight Colony of south-east Delhi, police said on Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Shaukat Ali Khan, 32, who hails from Bihar’s Gaya district and Saleem Ansari, 25, of Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Budh Nagar district, were held after a complaint by Mohammad Zahir.<br /><br />On August 18, Zahir reported that he received threatening calls from a man named Shaukat in Bihar. <br /><br />“The caller identified himself as a extortionist of Bihar and demanded Rs 2 lakh as extortion for the safety of Zahir’s family in Bihar,” said Ajay Chaudhry, additional commissioner of police (south-east).<br /><br />Zahir spoke to his parents in Bihar and found that Shaukat was a known criminal. Police then told Zahir to persuade Shaukat to collect Rs 50,000 in IP Park.<br /><br /> Two men came and they were overpowered when Zahir handed over the extortion money, Chaudhry said.</p>
