NEW DELHI: A 35-year-old mathematics teacher has been arrested for allegedly conducting reconnaissance of a businessman’s office and sharing its video with the Hari Boxer–Lawrence Bishnoi gang, which later threatened the businessman and attempted to extort Rs 10 crore, police said on Thursday.
The accused has been identified as Amit Bishnoi alias Rudra Pratap Singh, a resident of Haryana, who is currently living in Shalimar Bagh. A B.Tech graduate, Singh had prepared for UPSC and SSC examinations in Mukherjee Nagar.
A Mukherjee Nagar resident received a WhatsApp call from an international number on June 15, during which the caller allegedly threatened him with dire consequences if he failed to pay Rs 10 crore.
The caller identified himself as Hari Boxer and allegedly threatened to kill the victim and his children if the amount was not paid within a week, a senior police officer said.
Police said Hari Boxer used multiple international numbers to make the extortion calls. He also allegedly shared a video of the victim’s office and threatened to blow him up.
According to police, Singh conducted reconnaissance of the victim’s office, recorded a video of the premises and shared it with Hari Boxer, who later used the footage to threaten the businessman and demand Rs 10 crore.
Singh was arrested in connection with the case. He has been working as a mathematics faculty member at various coaching centres in Mukherjee Nagar since 2018.