Pulwama, Mar 26: A man was arrested for extorting money from people through criminal intimidation in Pulwama district, police said on Tuesday.
A police spokesman said that police station Rajpora received an information that some persons are extorting money from the people by deceitful means through criminal intimidation.
The statement reads that a case FIR no 22/2024 u/s 384, 506, 420 was registered and investigation set into motion.
It added that during investigation one person namely Andleeb Ahmad Mir s/o Ab Rasheed Mir r/o Rajpora has been arrested and two toy pistols used for the crime have been recovered from his possession.
The statement added that further investigation is going on.
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