Overview
- Crime Branch officials said five men have been arrested, including alleged masterminds Rajkumar alias Raju Meena and Jeeshan Ali.
- Sections of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act were added to the case against Rajkumar on December 8 for an extortion network active since 2015.
- Jeeshan Ali’s group allegedly sold monthly stickers to commercial drivers for ₹2,000–5,000, distributed more than 2,000 a month, and coordinated routes via WhatsApp.
- The extortion racket used drivers with spy cameras to record enforcement, doctored the clips with corruption claims, and coerced officers to pay or withdraw complaints.
- Raids recovered over 1,200 stickers, rubber stamps, a licensed pistol with cartridges, a Fortuner SUV, a spy camera, phones, and a desktop, and probes now span Delhi-NCR and Rajasthan.