3 held for trying to extort Rs 8 lakh from Maha govt engineer

Three persons were Sundayarrested in Aurangabad in Maharashtra for allegedlythreatening to defame a government official and demanding Rs 8lakh, a senior police official said

"MSEDCL chief engineer Suresh Laxman Ganeshkar hadapproached police on the issue after which a trap was laid inthe afternoon today. Uday Arun Palkar, Bhanudas Shankar Moreand Amol Sandu Salve were arrested while accepting money froma clerk at the complainant's office," Inspector Ashok Girisaid

"They had threatened to get articles published innewspapers against Ganeshkar if he did not pay Rs 8 lakh,"Giri said.