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Mumbai Crime Branch Arrests Two for Extortion in Andheri
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News18•16-10-2026, 22:30
Mumbai Crime Branch Arrests Two for Extortion in Andheri
- •Mumbai Police Crime Branch arrested two men red-handed in Andheri West while accepting an extortion payment of Rs 30 lakh.
- •The suspects, identified as Machhinder Ankush Pashte and Vaibhav Vilas Harad, demanded a total of Rs 80 lakh from a Palghar stone quarry operator.
- •The accused had previously extorted Rs 40 lakh by providing forged Gram Sabha resolutions and NOCs for the businessman's quarry.
- •They threatened the businessman with death using a pistol when demanding the additional funds to let operations continue.
- •Police laid a trap following a formal complaint and apprehended the duo while they collected an instalment of Rs 30 lakh.
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The Mumbai Police Crime Branch arrested Machhinder Ankush Pashte and Vaibhav Vilas Harad red-handed in Andheri (West) while they were allegedly collecting an extortion payment.
The suspects had previously collected Rs 40 lakh using forged documents and subsequently demanded an additional Rs 80 lakh, threatening the businessman with death while brandishing a pistol.
The complainant operates a stone quarry located in the Palghar district.
