NAVI MUMBAI: Acting on a complaint by the owner of a Spa at a mall in Nerul, alleging that three persons claiming they were journalists have extorted Rs 24,000 from him from September till December last year after threatening to lodged false police complaint of the women staffers at his Spa were soliciting customers with sexual favours, the Nerul police have registered a FIR against the three accused persons.
The complaint has been lodged by Ashish Kale (27), owner of Avenue Spa and Salon located in Haware Centurion Mall in sector 19A, Nerul.
The accused identified as Vijay Sangharsh Masik, Datta Mane and Siraj Choudhary claim to be a journalist with Maharashtra crime. They have been booked under IPC Section 384 for punishment for extortion and Section 34 for common intention.
As per the FIR, the complainant Ashish Kale has stated that the three accused had come to his Spa in August last year and identified themselves as journalists. They threatened him that they will lodge police complaint by claiming that his women staff were deliberately wearing semi-clad clothes to attract customers and offering sexual favours during body massage.
They demanded monthly payment of Rs 8000 to not lodge police complaint. Kale told them no such illegal activity was going on at his Spa and refused to pay them.
Hence, they threatened him that they will ensure he will not be able to do business at his Spa.
After five day, they called on Kale’s mobile and demanded monthly extortion, but Kale ignored them. Thereafter, Nerul cops frequently came to his Spa for inquiring about illegal activity as they were receiving complaints over telephone. As Kale started losing customers due to police inquiring frequently, he decided to compromise with the three journalists and agreed to pay them every month.
They three accused extorted monthly Rs 8000 from September till December last year, which Kale paid to them by Google Pay. Later, on December 15, they demanded to increase the monthly extortion to Rs 9000, to which Kale denied. But they again threatened to conduct police raid on his Spa.
Hence, fed up of extortion by the three accused, Kale registered a FIR against them at Nerul police station on January 3.
Sanjay Chavan, police inspector of Nerul said, “The extortion case is being probed by an assistant police inspector, who will conduct a preliminary probe and then arrest the three accused named in the FIR by the complainant Spa owner.”
The complaint has been lodged by Ashish Kale (27), owner of Avenue Spa and Salon located in Haware Centurion Mall in sector 19A, Nerul.
The accused identified as Vijay Sangharsh Masik, Datta Mane and Siraj Choudhary claim to be a journalist with Maharashtra crime. They have been booked under IPC Section 384 for punishment for extortion and Section 34 for common intention.
As per the FIR, the complainant Ashish Kale has stated that the three accused had come to his Spa in August last year and identified themselves as journalists. They threatened him that they will lodge police complaint by claiming that his women staff were deliberately wearing semi-clad clothes to attract customers and offering sexual favours during body massage.
They demanded monthly payment of Rs 8000 to not lodge police complaint. Kale told them no such illegal activity was going on at his Spa and refused to pay them.
Hence, they threatened him that they will ensure he will not be able to do business at his Spa.
After five day, they called on Kale’s mobile and demanded monthly extortion, but Kale ignored them. Thereafter, Nerul cops frequently came to his Spa for inquiring about illegal activity as they were receiving complaints over telephone. As Kale started losing customers due to police inquiring frequently, he decided to compromise with the three journalists and agreed to pay them every month.
They three accused extorted monthly Rs 8000 from September till December last year, which Kale paid to them by Google Pay. Later, on December 15, they demanded to increase the monthly extortion to Rs 9000, to which Kale denied. But they again threatened to conduct police raid on his Spa.
Hence, fed up of extortion by the three accused, Kale registered a FIR against them at Nerul police station on January 3.
Sanjay Chavan, police inspector of Nerul said, “The extortion case is being probed by an assistant police inspector, who will conduct a preliminary probe and then arrest the three accused named in the FIR by the complainant Spa owner.”
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