3 members of regional organization arrested on extortion charges in Assam's Dibrugarh

DIBRUGARH: Dibrugarh Police on September 14h arrested three members of a regional organization -- Anusuchita Jati Sangrami Yuva Parishad, Axom -- who were allegedly involved in extortion.

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The Additional Superintendent of Police, Dibrugarh, Padmanabh Baruah informed the media that three members of the organization namely Biswajit Das, Rohan Das, and Abinash Das demanded ₹10000 as extortion from a Jewellery shop of New Market, Dibrugarh on November 11 last.

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"They issued a money receipt against the collection of ₹4000 from the shopkeeper. Based on the complaint filed by the owner of the shop, a case has been registered bearing Dibrugarh Police Station case no. 1996/2020 u/s 448/384/34 IPC," he said.

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Talking to Inside Northeast, Dibrugarh Police Superintendent Thube Prateek Vijay Kumar said, "Three members of the regional organization were arrested by a team of Dibrugarh police. They were basically extricating money by force. Further investigations are on."

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