Woman arrested for trying to extort money from Maharashtra minister Munde
Mumbai Apr 21 PTI A woman has been arrested from Madhya Pradesh for allegedly trying to extort crores of rupees from Maharashtra social justice minister Dhananjay Munde by threatening to accuse him of rape Mumbai police said on ThursdayRenu Sharma 40 the accused is the sister of Karuna Sharma who had claimed last year that she was the NCP politicians second wifeA First Information Report FIR was registered at the Malabar Hill police station against Renu Sharma on Mundes complaint after which the crime branch of the Mumbai police took over the case and arrested her from Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday an official saidShe was produced before a court in Indore and brought to Mumbai on transit remand he saidRenu Sharma had allegedly demanded Rs 5 crore in cash and a shop valued at Rs 5 crore mobile phones and other expensive gifts from Munde by threatening to defame him by lodging a complaint of rape the official saidMunde initially gave her Rs 3 lakh and a mobile phone valued at Rs 142 lakh through one person but approached police when her demands did not cease the official said adding a probe was onTalking to reporters in his home district Beed the NCP minister said he was being harassed by the woman for nearly two yearsI was harassed for the past one-and-half to two years Earlier too she had lodged a false complaint against me and later withdrew it I had to complain to the police eventually since I could not tolerate it the harassment anymore While making the complaint I submitted all evidence I had to the police Now the law will take its own course Munde said PTI DC ENM KRK RSY RSY
Mumbai Apr 21 PTI A woman has been arrested from Madhya Pradesh for allegedly trying to extort crores of rupees from Maharashtra social justice minister Dhananjay Munde by threatening to accuse him of rape Mumbai police said on ThursdayRenu Sharma 40 the accused is the sister of Karuna Sharma who had claimed last year that she was the NCP politicians second wifeA First Information Report FIR was registered at the Malabar Hill police station against Renu Sharma on Mundes complaint after which the crime branch of the Mumbai police took over the case and arrested her from Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday an official saidShe was produced before a court in Indore and brought to Mumbai on transit remand he saidRenu Sharma had allegedly demanded Rs 5 crore in cash and a shop valued at Rs 5 crore mobile phones and other expensive gifts from Munde by threatening to defame him by lodging a complaint of rape the official saidMunde initially gave her Rs 3 lakh and a mobile phone valued at Rs 142 lakh through one person but approached police when her demands did not cease the official said adding a probe was onTalking to reporters in his home district Beed the NCP minister said he was being harassed by the woman for nearly two yearsI was harassed for the past one-and-half to two years Earlier too she had lodged a false complaint against me and later withdrew it I had to complain to the police eventually since I could not tolerate it the harassment anymore While making the complaint I submitted all evidence I had to the police Now the law will take its own course Munde said PTI DC ENM KRK RSY RSY
