The Manipur Police on Saturday arrested another accused in connection with a viral video which showed two women being paraded naked and sexually assaulted in the state.
The Special Crime Branch of Cooch Behar District Police arrested Ajay Roy from the Assam-Bangladesh border at Jorai junction that falls under Bakshirhat police station area on the basis of confidential information.
"Along with Rs 85,000 cash, a frozen amount of Rs 2,24,000, five sim cards, eight mobile phones and three ATM cards have been recovered from the possession of the accused", the police added.
The accused said that the extortion calls were made in revenge for an unpaid transaction payment that was due with the complainant, DCP Outer North Ravi Kumar Singh said.
The police said that during questioning, the accused said that the deceased had borrowed some money from them and was not returning it. Following this, the accused called him for a meeting and beat him up to death after a verbal spat, the police said.
Delhi Police on Saturday arrested a 33-year-old man for the alleged sexual assault of a college student in the Rohini area impersonating a police officer.
The DGP tweeted, "In a major breakthrough against trans-border illegal arms smuggling networks, AGTF, in a joint operation with Bathinda Police, arrested Baljinder Singh alias Bindri, a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar gangs, along with his three operatives".