Uttar Pradesh: Two booked for extortion, death threats to Delhi-trader

PILIBHIT: The

police

on Tuesday morning booked two wholesalers of fruits for extorting over Rs 45 lakh from a trader based in Delhi’s Azadpur Mandi.


The accused owed the victim a large amount towards fruits supplied to them over the past five years. When the trader reached Pilibhit to demand his outstanding payment, the wholesalers abused him and threatened him with murder.

The victim, Ravi Kumar, who lives in

Gur Mandi

under Model Town police station in Delhi, filed a written complaint at Sungarhi police station late night on Monday, alleging that he had trade dealings with Anwar Hussain and company, of the agriculture produce marketing committee (APMC) campus in Pilibhit.

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and Guddu began taking supplies of fruits from him many years ago, but stopped paying since 2015. After every reminder, Kumar said they kept reassuring him they would clear all dues with the next consignment. Gradually, their arrears accumulated to the tune of Rs 45.6 lakh.

Unable to rely on their word any more, when Kumar reached Pilibhit and demanded payment of his dues, he was abused by the two accused and threatened with murder.

Sungarhi SHO Atar Singh said an FIR was lodged against both accused under sections 406 (criminal

breach

of trust) and 386 (extortion).

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