New Delhi, The Delhi Police busted an alleged India-Dubai extortion racket linked to the Goldy Brar gang and arrested three key operatives, foiling a planned firing at the residence of a Delhi businessman, officials said on Friday.
The police said intelligence later revealed that the accused were allegedly planning to fire multiple rounds at the victim’s residence in Roop Nagar and then renew the extortion demand. The plan was allegedly to be executed within days. A case was then registered at Roop Nagar police station on September 17, police said. Technical and intelligence-based investigation led police to several Indian associates and eventually to Aarif alias Pistol, 32, who was allegedly acting as an operational link between the Dubai-based callers and their associates in India, police said. Aarif was arrested from Vejalpur in Ahmedabad on September 24 with the assistance of Gujarat Police, they said.
During the investigation, police analysed the communication trail and found that the calls were allegedly routed through virtual private server/data-centre infrastructure, with links to the UAE, Deputy Commissioner of Police Niharika Bhatt said. Acting on the intelligence, police deployed preventive arrangements at the victim’s residence in coordination with the local police station, thereby foiling the alleged attack before it could be carried out, officials said.
The accused called the businessman through a UAE-based number, threatening his family with dire consequences and demanding ₹ 1 crore, they said
