<p>A man was arrested on Friday allegedly for sending a letter through post to a doctor demanding Rs 20 lakh in extortion, a police officer said.</p>.<p> A female doctor in Barhalganj area here had on Tuesday received a registered letter demanding her to pay Rs 20 lakh.</p>.<p> The doctor promptly filed a complaint with police, which then launched an investigation into the matter.</p>.6 arrested for robbery in Congress leader's house in K'taka, mastermind already serving life for murder.<p> Senior Superintendent of Police Gaurav Grover told reporters that Dr Rolly Purvar had received a letter bearing the names of two men, Khursheed and Nadeem, both residents of ward number 7 of Gola Bazar in Gorakhpur.</p>.<p> After her complaint, police deployed some personnel in the woman's security, he said.</p>.<p> During the investigation, which involved going through CCTV footage from the post office, the person who had registered the letter was identified as Keshari, a resident of Bewari in Gorakhpur district, police said.</p>.<p> Keshari was detained and questioned. During interrogation, Keshari revealed that an unknown man had given him Rs 22 to post the letter, along with an extra Rs 10 for tea.</p>.<p> On the basis of the description provided by Keshari and the CCTV footage, the unknown person was identified as Mohd Shahid Akhtar, a resident of Karimuddin area under Ghosi Police Station in Mau district.</p>.<p> When Shahid was questioned he told police that he had used the names of Khurshid and Nadeem – both his relatives – with an attempt to frame them.</p>.<p> He said his son Tariq had in 2014 married a woman, who after some time filed a police complaint against his entire family for dowry harassment, which led to a court-ordered divorce.</p>.<p> Soon, his son married another woman named Shabnam, police said.</p>.<p> However, Shabnam's aunt Shabbo and nephews Khurshid and Nadeem, continued to instigate her to stay with them, Shahid said. She has been living at her father's house for the past one and a half months, he said.</p>.<p> Shahid said he discovered Dr Rolly's name and number in an advertisement posted on an electric pole and got a threatening letter posted to her in the name of Khurshid and Nadeem in order to frame them.</p>.<p> He confessed to have given Rs 22 to an elderly person – Keshari – for mailing the letter, police said.</p>.<p> Shahid was captured in the footage with an Activa scooter, which has been seized, police said. </p>
<p>A man was arrested on Friday allegedly for sending a letter through post to a doctor demanding Rs 20 lakh in extortion, a police officer said.</p>.<p> A female doctor in Barhalganj area here had on Tuesday received a registered letter demanding her to pay Rs 20 lakh.</p>.<p> The doctor promptly filed a complaint with police, which then launched an investigation into the matter.</p>.6 arrested for robbery in Congress leader's house in K'taka, mastermind already serving life for murder.<p> Senior Superintendent of Police Gaurav Grover told reporters that Dr Rolly Purvar had received a letter bearing the names of two men, Khursheed and Nadeem, both residents of ward number 7 of Gola Bazar in Gorakhpur.</p>.<p> After her complaint, police deployed some personnel in the woman's security, he said.</p>.<p> During the investigation, which involved going through CCTV footage from the post office, the person who had registered the letter was identified as Keshari, a resident of Bewari in Gorakhpur district, police said.</p>.<p> Keshari was detained and questioned. During interrogation, Keshari revealed that an unknown man had given him Rs 22 to post the letter, along with an extra Rs 10 for tea.</p>.<p> On the basis of the description provided by Keshari and the CCTV footage, the unknown person was identified as Mohd Shahid Akhtar, a resident of Karimuddin area under Ghosi Police Station in Mau district.</p>.<p> When Shahid was questioned he told police that he had used the names of Khurshid and Nadeem – both his relatives – with an attempt to frame them.</p>.<p> He said his son Tariq had in 2014 married a woman, who after some time filed a police complaint against his entire family for dowry harassment, which led to a court-ordered divorce.</p>.<p> Soon, his son married another woman named Shabnam, police said.</p>.<p> However, Shabnam's aunt Shabbo and nephews Khurshid and Nadeem, continued to instigate her to stay with them, Shahid said. She has been living at her father's house for the past one and a half months, he said.</p>.<p> Shahid said he discovered Dr Rolly's name and number in an advertisement posted on an electric pole and got a threatening letter posted to her in the name of Khurshid and Nadeem in order to frame them.</p>.<p> He confessed to have given Rs 22 to an elderly person – Keshari – for mailing the letter, police said.</p>.<p> Shahid was captured in the footage with an Activa scooter, which has been seized, police said. </p>