Notorious rowdy and murder convict Bachcha Khan, who was on parole, has been arrested in Bengaluru by the City Crime Branch (CCB) of Hubballi Dharwad on the charge of extortion.
Along with Khan, the police have arrested seven of his aides in Hubballi Dharwad, Syed Ali, Irfan, Suraj Jamkhandi, Dadapeer Halageri, Moinkhan Patel, Tousif Nippani and Nizamuddin Kerekatti.
The case pertains to making threat calls to a resident of Mantur village on the outskirts of Hubballi who wanted to sell his land but the deal is not yet completed.
The complainant received several calls from two mobile numbers in which life threats were issued demanding ₹1 crore as ransom. The CCB, which registered the case, has now arrested the accused.
Speaking to presspersons here on Wednesday, Police Commissioner N. Shashikumar said that the accused Bachcha Khan who was lodged in Ballari prison was out on a 45-day parole he obtained on August 2.
“He is an accused in the murder of Fruit Irfan in Hubballi and has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a murder in Bengaluru. He is accused of making threat calls to several people through his aides. People who have been troubled by his aides can voluntarily file complaints with us. Or, we will call them for inquiry based on the calls made to them by the accused,” he said.
Published - September 04, 2024 09:15 pm IST
