30 March,2009 03:36 PM IST | | Imran
Three associates of dreaded D Gang were picked up in Mangalore in connection with several cases of extortion.
A team of the Ullal police nabbed three of Chota Shakeel's associates on Friday night after a massive manhunt. However the arrest was recorded on Monday morning following which they were produced before the court in Mangalore.
According to the police the trio, Ibrahim of Kaup, Mohammad Asif and Sayaf of Kasargod, was running a major extortion racket in the Mangalore area for the last several months. The police had received several complaints from prominent businessmen that they were being threatened for money.
Based on these complaints the police carried out a late-night operation and arrested the three men.
The police say that for the past several years the D Gang had been repeatedly trying to set up a strong base in the coastal town of Mangalore. Several henchmen have been appointed in these areas.
Apart from the rising real estate prices, Mangalore coastal region attracted the D Gang as it is an easy route for smuggling.u00a0
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