 The police on Wednesday apprehended Kiran Patil (37), a resident of Ambewadi village in Nilanga tehsil, while accepting the extortion amount, and a hunt is on for three other accused in the case, an official said.
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According to the police, the complainant has claimed that his junior college was evaluated for a grant in 2021-22 and the copy of the evaluation was taken by the activists of Loknayak Sanghatna through an RTI application.Â
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The activists allegedly threatened the complainant that his college evaluation file was wrong and they won't allow officials to sanction the grant, the official said.
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 The accused Bhau alias Mahadu Rasal, Kiran Patil, Sarfraj Maniyar and Muktar Shaikh allegedly harassed him for eight months and took Rs 80,000 from him a month ago, he said.
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A case has been registered at Gandhi Chowk against the accused under sections 384 (extortion), 506 (criminal intimidation) and other relevant provisions of the IPC, the official added.Â
