A 55-year-old Jogeshwari resident, who was booked in 1991 for allegedly demanding Rs 5,000 as extortion from a CD shop owner, was finally arrested in 2019 by the Mumbai crime branch. The arrested accused identified as Vivek alias Vicky Rukaiya was 28 years of age when he was booked. The accused was staying in Bhayandar along with his family.

According to our sources, when the case was registered in 1991, the accused regularly visited court for proceedings but later on began to avoid them. Upon investigation, Jogeshwari police learned that the accused was absconding, after which they sent a search party to locate him but failed in their task.