Nagpur, 15 May

(HS): A special court in Nagpur convicted Jayesh alias Jayeshkant alias Shahir

alias Shakir Pujara, and Afsar Pasha alias Bashiruddin alias Khushiruddin

Mohammad for issuing threats to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for extortion.

Additional

Sessions Judge Anilkumar K Sharma delivered the verdict in the case registered

by Nagpur’s Dhantoli Police Station.

According to the

prosecution, the accused made threatening calls from Hindalga Central Prison in

Belgavi to Gadkari’s office on landline number, demanding Rs 100 crore and then

Rs 10 crore. The caller issued threats of bomb blasts and serious consequences

if the money was not paid

Police

investigation revealed that different mobile numbers were used from the jail

premises for issuing threats. Police collected technical and electronic

evidences including the SIM cards, call details, bank transactions, messages on

mobile phones and their links to banned organisations Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan

and the Daud Gang. Another accused in the case Shakir Mohammad Hanif is

absconding.

Special Public

Prosecutor Adv Vedika Patil examined 64 witnesses within one-and-a- half month before

presenting the technical and documentary evidence before the court.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar