Samiullah Khan samiullah. khan@ mid- day. com THE Kurar police on Tuesday booked notorious criminal Uday Pathak in another extortion case after he demanded R 5 lakh from a local cable operator through a ransom letter on WhatsApp.
According to police sources, Ayub and Pathak met in Arthur Road Jail where the 24- year- old was lodged in an attempt to murder case a couple of years back.
u201c During their meeting, Pathak told Ayub to call the victim. Accordingly, Ayub called and demanded money. However, the victim disconnected the call following which, Pathak sent him a two- page extortion letter on WhatsApp,u201d said a police source from Kurar.
The Kurar cops immediately registered the case and detained the accused from Wadala on Thursday.
So far, 12 serious cases including an attempt to murder and extortion case have been registered against Pathak from 1998 to 2011.
He was arrested in 2011 for killing four people.
Despite being behind bars, his activities have not ceased. Since his arrest, four, including three extortion cases, have been registered against Pathak.
Recently, his gang had opened fire in two shops in Kurur demanding R 1 crore ransom.
Jailed criminal demands ransom via WhatsApp
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