Gang extorts money from landlords after accusing them of rape; 3 held

A gang of three people, including a 19-year-old woman, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly extorting money from Delhi-NCR-based landlords after threatening them to frame them in rape cases, said police, adding the arrest came after they filed a rape case against a 46-year-old Greater Noida-based man, and police found the allegations suspicious.

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The suspects have been identified as Badal Dedha, aka Kalu Singh, 38, a resident of Delhi; Prince, 22, (single name), a resident of Loni in Ghaziabad; and Jehra, 19, who hails from Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh, said police.

"On February 22, we received information on emergency helpline number 112 that a woman was raped by her landlord in Badalpur area. Upon getting information, a team rushed to the spot, and was told that she was raped inside her rented accommodation by her 46-year-old landlord, when she called him over to fix a sink leakage," said Shakti Mohan Avasthy, deputy commissioner of police, Central Noida.

"When footage from CCTV cameras fitted close to the spot were scanned and statements of the complainant were recorded, investigating officers found the allegations suspicious," the DCP said.