"extortion"

The gang introduced themselves as Rachakonda SOT policemen and took away cash Rs.4,600 from four persons after threatening with lathis.

The Mumbai police's anti-extortion cell, which is conducting a probe into the case, produced him before a special MCOCA court here.

On Tuesday, V Shanker and V Kumar,both the accused, called up the victim over phone and demanded Rs 10 lakh from him. They also threatened to kill his wife and children if he failed to pay the money

A month ago, he approached two persons — Ali Bin Khalifa and Mohd Bin Suleman, both realtors and demanded money by threatening to telecast fake news portraying them as land grabbers