Gandhi Nagar: The Sarkhej police arrested a tea-seller and a laundryman on Tuesday for allegedly running a thriving extortion racket and had made enough money to even own a BMW car. Sarkhej DCP Zone 7 Premsukh Delu said to the media persons that a tea seller Arif Ghanchi (27) and laundry man Yusuf Ghanchi (37) were blackmailed businessmen and extorts money out of them to spend their lavish lifestyle.

This duo has a desire to earn quick money, travel in luxury cars, use high-end mobile phones and flaunt their status led tea-seller, said DCP. “The Sarkhej police seized the car, and have obtained five days remand of the duo in connection with the crime registered against them for extortion,” DCP Zone 7, said.

The police arrested the duo on the complaint of a business man, a victim who is residing in Sarkhej area. The businessman in his complaint said that a duo was extorting money from him and until now they had extracted over Rs 31 lakh out of him. After verifying all the evidence provided by him, an offence was registered. Currently, we are investigating if more victims were conned and have urged them to come forward and file a complaint,” he added.