<p class="bodytext">The DCIB sleuths have nabbed five persons in connection with extortion of issuing life threat to an entrepreneur in Uppooru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the police, the case was filed by the entrepreneur on March 13 at Brahmavar police station.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The arrested are Shashi Poojary alias Shadow, 28, from Mulki; Ravindra Poojary alias Vicky Poojary, 30, from Mulki; Dhanraj Poojary alias Dhanraj, 26, from Permamanki; Dhanraj Salian alias Dhanu Kola, 30, from Malpe; and Ullas Shenoy alias Ullas, 27, from Malpe.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The main arrested, Shashi Poojary, was the mastermind behind the crime and acted on the orders of underworld kingpin Bannanje Raja, who is imprisoned in Belagavi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The arrested were found in the extortion cells previously too and had been targeting rich businessmen, builders and entrepreneurs. They were nabbed in Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Cases are also filed against them in Urwa, Manipal and Malpe police stations.</p>
<p class="bodytext">The DCIB sleuths have nabbed five persons in connection with extortion of issuing life threat to an entrepreneur in Uppooru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the police, the case was filed by the entrepreneur on March 13 at Brahmavar police station.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The arrested are Shashi Poojary alias Shadow, 28, from Mulki; Ravindra Poojary alias Vicky Poojary, 30, from Mulki; Dhanraj Poojary alias Dhanraj, 26, from Permamanki; Dhanraj Salian alias Dhanu Kola, 30, from Malpe; and Ullas Shenoy alias Ullas, 27, from Malpe.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The main arrested, Shashi Poojary, was the mastermind behind the crime and acted on the orders of underworld kingpin Bannanje Raja, who is imprisoned in Belagavi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The arrested were found in the extortion cells previously too and had been targeting rich businessmen, builders and entrepreneurs. They were nabbed in Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Cases are also filed against them in Urwa, Manipal and Malpe police stations.</p>