Pune: Meeting a call girl has cost a 74-year-old senior citizen from Pune dearly. The accused extorted Rs 30 lakh from a senior citizen by showing fear of the police. Also, an extortion case of another Rs 5 lakh by giving a mental torture to the senior citizen has come to light. In this regard, a case has been registered against two people including a woman in Market Yard Police Station.
A 74-year-old senior citizen has filed a complaint in the Market Yard Police Station. Accordingly, a case has been registered against Jyoti Bansode and Ramchandra Bapu Korde under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 419, 420, 384 and 34. The incident took place between July 2023 and Wednesday October 17 at a hotel near CT Pride Theater in Market Yard.
According to the police, “The plaintiff and accused Jyoti Bansode are known to each other. The plaintiff had met a call girl through Jyoti Bansode. After that, the accused Jyoti called the plaintiff and told that the call girl has been arrested by the police in the case of mobile phone theft. Her mobile has your call. So, she threatened the complainant that the police will include your name in this crime and demanded money from him. Fearing that his reputation would be lost after being named in the crime, the complainant paid Rs 30.30 lakh to the accused from time to time through cash and cheque. After that the accused gave mental trouble to the plaintiff from time to time. Also telling the judge that he wants to manage a ransom of Rs 5 lakh was demanded and also a ransom of Rs 1 lakh per month. Tired of mental suffering from the accused, the plaintiff rushed to the Market Yard police station on Thursday and filed a complaint. Based on senior citizen complaint, the police have registered a case against both of them.”
The further investigation is being conducted by female police officer Shinde.
