Man nabbed for extorting money from people in Pulwama: Cops

Police books Five booked under PSA

A man was nabbed for extorting money from people through criminal intimidation in Pulwama district, cops said on Tuesday.

According a statement, issued to the a local police station Rajpora received an information that some persons are extorting money from the people by deceitful means through criminal intimidation.

The statement reads that a case FIR no 22/2024 u/s 384, 506, 420 was registered and investigation set into motion.

It added that during investigation one person namely Andleeb Ahmad Mir S/o Ab Rasheed Mir R/o Rajpora has been arrested and two toy pistols used for the crime have been recovered from his possession.

The statement added that further investigation is going on.