Delhi Police have arrested two men for impersonating Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in a failed attempt to extort ₹20 crore from a businessman in South Delhi. The accused, identified as Iqbal Qureshi and Arun Lal, were apprehended in Khizrabad on February 19.
Qureshi, linked to the Prince Tewatia gang, has a history of over 30 criminal cases, including rape and Arms Act violations, police said. He allegedly orchestrated the scheme along with a six-member gang, posing as ED officers to intimidate the businessman.
On October 22, 2024, the gang stormed the businessman’s Mehrauli farmhouse, claiming to investigate large cash withdrawals from his bank account. Under the threat of arrest, they demanded ₹20 crore to let him go.
When the businessman pleaded that he needed to visit the bank to arrange the money, the gang held five members inside his farmhouse overnight, while two others accompanied him to a Hauz Khas bank.
Sensing trouble, the businessman secretly alerted his manager and lawyer via WhatsApp, who verified with ED that no raid was underway. When he demanded identification from the gang members at the bank, they panicked and fled.
A special team led by ACP Naresh Solanki and Inspector Vijay Pal Dahiya traced a mobile number used during the operation. The investigation revealed links to Qureshi, leading to his arrest.
Authorities are now working to apprehend the remaining accomplices, as further investigations continue.
