PUNE: The city crime branch and the Loni Kand police arrested two men from Loni Kalbhor and booked their aide on the charge of threatening a temple priest with implication in a black magic case, and trying to extort cash and ornaments worth Rs1 lakh from him sometime between October 29 and December 3.
The priest (52), a resident of Loni Kand, lodged a police complaint on Friday.
Police arrested Vinayak Adhikrao Lavand (32) and Abhijit Gopichand Darekar (34). Lavand is an autorickshaw driver while Darekar is a fish vendor. Their accomplice is a woman, who resides at Hadapsar, and police will be questioning her in next few days.
The trio had visited the temple and met the priest, then decided to extort money from him. Under fear, the priest gave them cash and gold ornaments worth Rs 1lakh. Police are recovering them from the suspects’ possession.
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