Former civic volunteer held for extortion in Kolkata

KOLKATA: A former civic volunteer and his maternal uncle were arrested for threatening a former MMiC and present KMC ward coordinator from Jodhpur Park Ratan Dey and extorting money from bikers at the Lords Crossing last Friday. The cops have identified the accused as Santu Sarkar (22) and Shyamal Biswas (60).
According to Lake police, Santu stopped a biker at the Lords crossing, claiming that he was a cop. The biker showed him all papers but was still asked to pay Rs 2,000 to avoid 'greater problems'. When Singh refused to pay and locals gathered, Santu fled from the spot.