Pune: Five men were arrested by the Talegaon Dabhade police on Wednesday on the charge of extorting Rs1.1 lakh from three transgenders for allowing them to seek alms in Talegaon Dabhade area.
A 30-year-old transgender, who lodged a complaint with the police, said the suspects started the extortion from January this year. “The complainant approached us after the suspects increased the extortion amount,” an officer said. The suspects have been identified as Prakash Shende (27), Amit Pawar (28), Ajay Bhandalkar (23), Akash Kudalkar (20) and Nishant Gaikwad (28). TNN
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