The Hindu:
Mumbai: Wednesday, 26 February 2020.
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32-year-old “RTI activist” was arrested for allegedly trying to extort ₹3 lakh
from a real estate developer in Bandra, the police said on Tuesday. The Nirmal
Nagar police on Sunday nabbed Sandesh Kadam, while a manhunt has been launched
for another activist Mahendra Pawar, an official said.
The
accused had demanded ₹3 lakh from Kunal Sarmalkar in exchange of not lodging a
complaint against his ongoing project at Amrutnagar in Bandra (East). The duo
frequently lodged queries and complaints at the Brihanmumbai Municipal
Corporation, he said.
Mr.
Sarmalkar had filed a police complaint on December 27 stating that the accused
had been harassing him since October and he had already paid them ₹50,000.
Mr.
Kadam was arrested under Sections 384 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
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