Rowdy-sheeter arrested for allegedly extorting Rs. 50,000 in Shankarpally

Shankarpally police arrested rowdy-sheeter Mohammed Muneer Pasha Qureshi for allegedly collecting Rs. 50,000 while mediating a marital dispute and later threatening the couple. He was apprehended on Saturday, produced before a court and remanded in judicial custody

Hyderabad: The Shankarpally police arrested a rowdy-sheeter, Mohammed Muneer Pasha Qureshi, for allegedly threatening people and collecting money from them.

According to the police, Qureshi had been projecting himself as a local elder and mediating disputes between couples in Mahalingapuram. About two years ago, while intervening in a marital dispute, he allegedly collected Rs. 50,000 from a couple on several occasions, claiming that he would help resolve the issue.

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The police said Qureshi subsequently threatened the victims with dire consequences, including death, if they disclosed the matter to anyone.

Based on a complaint lodged by the victims at the Shankarpally police station, a case was registered and an investigation was taken up.

Qureshi had reportedly been evading the police for the past few days. Acting on information, a police team apprehended him in Shankarpally on Saturday. He was produced before a court and remanded in judicial custody.