Times of India: Vadodara: Monday, March 31, 2025.
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A man allegedly extorting
money from people by filing applications under the Right to Information (RTI)
Act was booked by Akota police. This was the third offence against him in as
many days.
Police registered a case of extortion and criminal intimidation against Dahya Rajput, a resident of Karodiya.
According to the police, Rajput was threatening to file police and court cases against a businessman and demanding money from him. Rajput already extorted Rs 5 lakhs from the complainant Ramesh Dabgar, who works for the businessman, said police. Dabgar told the police that Rajput began harassing him again and demanded Rs 40 lakh for not filing cases against the businessman.
Rajput was earlier booked by Chhani and Gorwa police three days ago on charges of extortion and issuing threats. The Chhani police said that Rajput filed several cases in various courts for a piece of land with which he had no connection. He then extorted lakhs of rupees from the landowners and also threatened to harm them if he wasn't paid Rs 75 lakh. "Rajput uses the RTI Act to get information on different lands and then uses it to extort money from the owners," the police said.
A similar complaint was filed against Rajput at Gorwa police station, wherein he took signatures of some landowners on a document and then harassed them by filing cases in various govt offices. Rajput demanded money from the owners, following which they approached the police. He was arrested by the police on Friday.
City police commissioner Narasimha Komar said, "If Rajput extorted money from other people, they should come forward and file a complaint against him. We will take appropriate legal action against him," said Komar.
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Police registered a case of extortion and criminal intimidation against Dahya Rajput, a resident of Karodiya.
According to the police, Rajput was threatening to file police and court cases against a businessman and demanding money from him. Rajput already extorted Rs 5 lakhs from the complainant Ramesh Dabgar, who works for the businessman, said police. Dabgar told the police that Rajput began harassing him again and demanded Rs 40 lakh for not filing cases against the businessman.
Rajput was earlier booked by Chhani and Gorwa police three days ago on charges of extortion and issuing threats. The Chhani police said that Rajput filed several cases in various courts for a piece of land with which he had no connection. He then extorted lakhs of rupees from the landowners and also threatened to harm them if he wasn't paid Rs 75 lakh. "Rajput uses the RTI Act to get information on different lands and then uses it to extort money from the owners," the police said.
A similar complaint was filed against Rajput at Gorwa police station, wherein he took signatures of some landowners on a document and then harassed them by filing cases in various govt offices. Rajput demanded money from the owners, following which they approached the police. He was arrested by the police on Friday.
City police commissioner Narasimha Komar said, "If Rajput extorted money from other people, they should come forward and file a complaint against him. We will take appropriate legal action against him," said Komar.
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