A gang extorting money from people after lodging false rape cases against them has been busted with the arrest of four people, including two women, police claimed here yesterday.

The accused, identified as Saurabh Das, Vimla Devi, Jagdev and his wife, Asha, were arrested from New Delhi yesterday, they said. According to police, the gang used to target people by providing domestic helps who would go on to file false rape cases against them. Then, they would contact the victims and demand large sums of money on the pretext of settling the matter.