Overview

• Tausif Raja extorted ₹1.75 lakh from a 76-year-old Defence Colony resident by posing as an MCD official and issuing false threats.
• The extortion began on May 9 with a ₹25,000 demand, escalating to a ₹50 lakh demand on May 13, prompting the victim to file a police complaint.
• Delhi Police tracked Raja using over 100 CCTV feeds, call records, and human intelligence, leading to his arrest in Okhla on May 24.
• During interrogation, Raja confessed to the crime, and police seized ₹28,500 in cash, a motorcycle, and the mobile phone used in the extortion.
• Raja, who has a prior 2018 cheating case, has been charged under extortion and personation statutes, concluding the initial investigation phase.