Two Congress leaders of Chhattisgarh's Durg district have been booked on the orders of the High Court for allegedly extorting money from a hotelier, a police official said on Sunday.
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An FIR was registered against Bhilai Municipal Corporation corporators Rajendra Singh Arora and Diwakar Bharti for extortion, criminal intimidation, and other offenses, said Supela station house officer Durgesh Sharma.
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Hotelier Subhash Rao had filed a complaint in April that Arora and Bharti had extorted money from him claiming the parking space at his facility was illegal and had threatened to file a PIL on the issue, an official said.
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"As per the complainant, he put Rs 1 lakh in the donation box of a temple in Bhilai on March 27 as instructed by the duo. They then demanded Rs 5 lakh after which he approached police," the official added.
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"Accusing police of not taking action, Rao approached the HC on May 18, and on June 20 the court ordered that an FIR be filed. A case was registered against Arora and Bharti on Saturday and a probe has begun," he said.