Duo held in Ghaziabad for making extortion calls

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Two persons allegedly involved in making extortion calls to a Delhi businessman demanding Rs two crore were arrested from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Monday.

Pappu and Surinder were nabbed by a Delhi Police team on Sunday from Indirapuram in Ghaziabad.

According to the police, both the accused are members of a UP-based extortion gang and had made several threat calls to the city businessman.

The police are looking for the remaining members of the gang.