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A rowdy sheeter was arrested by Dabeerpura constabulary connected Monday, June 22, for allegedly threatening and extorting a builder by demanding ₹50 lakh and informing him of transgression cases if the wealth was not paid.
The accused was identified arsenic Habeeb Ali Baghdadi, 57, a businessman from King Koti and a rowdy sheeter of Abids Road constabulary station. He was arrested successful transportation with a lawsuit registered nether Sections 329(4), 308(6), 351(2) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
According to the police, the lawsuit was registered based connected a ailment lodged by Syed Yousuf Shareef, a builder from Azampura, who is constructing a gathering astatine Kaladera successful Malakpet. The complainant alleged that the accused had been harassing and pressuring him for the past fewer months to wage ₹50 lakh, threatening that a superior transgression lawsuit would different beryllium registered against him.
Police said that astir 2 months ago, the accused allegedly trespassed into the operation tract and enquired astir the builder’s whereabouts. When a plumber questioned his behaviour, the accused allegedly displayed a weapon concealed successful his waistband and threatened that the builder would beryllium jailed if his demands were not met. He besides allegedly threatened to falsely implicate the complainant successful a superior offence.
Investigators said the accused again visited the operation tract connected June 9 and allegedly threatened the complainant and the watchman successful an effort to extort money. The accused had earlier lived successful Saudi Arabia and, aft returning to India, allegedly targeted recently constructed buildings and their owners. His alleged modus operandi progressive identifying suspected gathering violations, photographing properties and posting images connected societal media portion tagging civic and authorities authorities. He would past allegedly request wealth from builders and spot owners and endanger to lodge complaints seeking demolition of the structures if his demands were not met.
Police said the accused has antecedently been progressive successful respective transgression cases registered betwixt 2017 and 2023 astatine Narayanguda and Abids Road constabulary stations, including cases related to extortion, transgression intimidation, trespass and cheating.
The accused was apprehended by Dabeerpura police. Further probe is underway.
