Pimpri-Chinchwad Police Arrest Man for Extortion and Threats; Property Worth Rs 1.04 Lakh Seized

Pimpri-Chinchwad, 21st October 2026: The Anti-Extortion Squad of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Police Crime Branch has arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly demanding ₹50,000 from a complainant and threatening his female friend with sexual coercion and physical violence. Police seized a motorcycle, a mobile phone, a wallet, an Aadhaar card and other items collectively valued at ₹1,04,130.

According to police, the complainant approached the Anti-Extortion Squad office in Morwadi, Pimpri, after receiving threats from an unidentified individual. The accused allegedly created a fake Instagram account under the username “RuchitaNikam93” and contacted the complainant, asking him to share a private photograph. After the complainant sent the photograph, he received WhatsApp messages from an unknown number threatening to circulate it among his colleagues and at his workplace unless he paid ₹50,000.

Police said the accused also allegedly threatened to kill the complainant if he failed to pay the demanded amount.

According to police, the accused also contacted the complainant’s female friend through WhatsApp and allegedly demanded that she establish physical relations with him or transfer money. He reportedly threatened that his associates would assault the complainant, identified as Ganesh, if she refused.

The accused allegedly used another Facebook account named “Bhalchandra Aher” to contact the complainant and threaten him with a cybercrime complaint.

Based on the complaint, Sant Tukaram Nagar Police Station registered a case under Crime Register No. 556/2026 under Sections 308(3), 351(2) and 75 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Following the complaint, the Anti-Extortion Squad conducted a technical investigation into the mobile number used to issue the threats. Police subsequently identified and arrested the accused, *Hanuman Subhash Kharat (35)*, from Vasoli Phata in Khed taluka of Pune district. He is originally from Varudi in Sindkhed Raja taluka of Buldhana district.

Police said a motorcycle, a mobile phone, a wallet, an Aadhaar card and other materials worth approximately ₹1.04 lakh were seized from his possession. The accused and the seized property were handed over to Sant Tukaram Nagar Police Station for further legal proceedings.

According to police records, two similar offences had previously been registered against the accused.

The operation was conducted under the guidance of Pimpri-Chinchwad Police Commissioner Vinay Kumar Choubey, Joint Commissioner of Police Dr Shashikant Mahavarkar, Additional Commissioner of Police Sarang Awad, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rohidas Pawar and Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime-2) Sachin Kadam.

The team included Senior Police Inspector Rajendra Patil, Police Sub-Inspectors Amar Raut and Ramesh Gaikwad, and police personnel Sunil Kangude, Pradip Pote, Kiran Jadhav, Pradip Godambe, Kishor Kamble, Dnyaneshwar Kurhade and Dadabhau Sable.

Pimpri-Chinchwad Police have appealed to citizens facing extortion demands or threats to approach the Anti-Extortion Squad, Crime Branch, or Sant Tukaram Nagar Police Station.