Mumbai: History-sheeter held for demanding money from hotel owner

A 30-year-old man has been arrested here for allegedly trying to extort Rs 2 lakh from a hotel-owner in suburban Dahisar, police said on Tuesday.

Ganga Kunchikurve, against whom several criminal cases have been registered, and his two associates visited the hotel last Friday carrying sharp weapons and allegedly asked for Rs 2 lakh in cash from the manager, said an official of MHB police station.

They also demanded free alcohol and threatened the manager when he refused.

After the manager lodged a complaint, police arrested Kunchikurve on Monday while the other two men were absconding, the official said.

A case of extortion under Indian Penal Code section 387 and relevant sections of the Maharashtra Police Act was registered against them.

Kunchikurve had been arrested in a murder case in the past and was facing at least nine cases, the police official said.