The Dindoshi police had later arrested Rajesh Anubhave, the official mentioned (Representational)
Mumbai:
An individual accused within the case of suicide of Marathi artwork and movie director Raju Sapte was arrested from neighbouring Pune district of Maharashtra on expenses of extortion, police mentioned on Monday.
The accused, Gangeshwarlal Shrivastav, had secured anticipatory bail within the case of Sapte’s dying, however was taken into custody at Pune’s Wakad police station on Sunday after he appeared there to mark his attendance within the wake of his bail situation, a police official mentioned.
On July 31, a labourer lodged an FIR with Dindoshi police in Mumbai in opposition to Shrivastav and three others – Rakesh Maurya, Rajesh Anubhave and Ashok Dubey – alleging that they weren’t paying his dues value round Rs 2.5 lakh and as an alternative, asking for cash to launch the cost and threatening him, he mentioned.
The Dindoshi police had later arrested Rajesh Anubhave, the official mentioned.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone-12), Mumbai, DS Swami mentioned “We bought a tip-off that Shrivastav was more likely to come to Wakad police station in Pune for attendance, therefore we laid a lure and arrested him. He has already secured aid within the case of Sapte’s dying, however he has been arrested by Dindoshi police within the extortion case.”
Sapte, who had labored as an artwork director for motion pictures like “Ambat Goad” and “Manyaa the surprise boy”, allegedly dedicated suicide at his home in Pimpri Chinchwad township of Pune district final month.
Earlier than taking the acute step, Sapte shot a video wherein he named an individual related to a labour union, whom he claimed had harassed him.
Within the video posted on social media, Sapte mentioned he had been dealing with some points for a number of days and was being harassed by the particular person, who was intentionally asking some labourers to unfold the improper message relating to cost defaults on his half, although he had no dues.
(Aside from the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is printed from a syndicated feed.)
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