Fraudsters held from Gujarat by cyber team

Nagpur: Two tricksters, identified as Mukesh Pipaliya and Arshad Pathan, were nabbed by the cyber police from Gujarat for having duped a man, Durgeshwar Giripunje, of ₹6 lakh in a case of task fraud.
Giripunje was first added in a WhatsApp group and later in a telegram one before luring him with some initial returns. He was later made to invest in different schemes promising more returns but no amount was returned.
In yet another case, tricksters duped Hitendra Dhodke to the tune of Rs 28 lakh luring him in a task fraud scheme.
Goons booked for extortion
Four goons, identified as Raju Parchake alias Bhikku, Sunil Pahune, Nilesh Meshram and Ashish Yadav, have been booked for extortion following a complaint lodged by Rambagh grocer Sunny Rahulkar.
An offence was registered at Imambada police station on Tuesday.
It’s learnt that Bhikku and his gang had been demanding ₹2,000 per day from Rahulkar. Bhikku had also forcibly made Rahulkar cough up ₹6,000 threatening him of dire consequences.
It's learnt Bhikku had threatened Rahulkar to either cough up the amount or else he would make him suffer. Imambada police have registered an offence against Bhikku and his gang.
Bhikkhu has also been arrested, said the police.