A gangster running an extortion racket was on Thursday arrested in an ongoing drive by Noida police against mafiosos operating in the region, police said. Accused Brijesh alias Billu Fauji, a member of the Sundar Bhati gang, was nabbed near the City Centre by a Sector 39 police station team, an official said.
“Brijesh works with Sundar Bhati in running an extortion racket. He was also arrested previously for various crimes,” a police spokesperson said.
The accused, a native of East Delhi, has been booked under Indian Penal Code sections 386 (extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt), 506 (criminal intimidation), 427 (mischief), among others, the spokesperson added.
An illegal firearm along with ammunition was seized from him after the arrest and charges under the Arms Act too were slapped against him, the police said.
A drive against mafiosos operating in Gautam Buddh Nagar in the western UP was started on July 4 in line with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's directives which came close on the heels of killing of eight policemen in Kanpur by henchmen of history-sheeter Vikas Dubey, officials said.
Police have so far attached properties worth around Rs 14 crore, including vehicles and land, belonging to various gangsters, the officials added.
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