Gangsters claiming to be ‘D company’ members caught

January 18, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:40 am IST - HYDERABAD:

With the arrest of seven persons, the Cyberabad police claimed to have busted a gang of extortionists who introduced themselves as members of ‘D company’ and collected Rs. 20 lakh from two businessmen.

Weapons seized

The police seized a country-made pistol along with 14 bullets, an air pistol, three mobile phones and a motorcycle from them.

Accused

The arrested persons, D Ram Gopal Varma, Leonard Swani, Raju Sharma, P Manoj Kumar, V Ravi Soma Raju, Srinivas and Eruva Prashanth Reddy, would approach businessmen and extort money by posing as members of the notorious ‘D company’ of Mumbai.

Extortion

“The gang members extorted Rs. 20 lakh from two businessmen of Kukatpally after threatening them,” Madhapur DCP Kartikeya said.

In December, the gang members opened fire at the house of a businessman when the latter refused to pay them Rs. 2 crore, the police said.

Soon after the incident a special team was formed which succeeded in apprehending the gang members.

The gang collected Rs. 20 lakh from two businessmen of Kukatpally

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