Four persons were arrested on Thursday for serving extortion notes to shops in the Police Bazar area.
SP (City) Vivek Syiem said a trap was laid by the special cell of East Khasi Hills police after inputs received of extortion in commercial centers at Khyndailad and Iewduh.
“Four persons were arrested from the police bazaar, who were caught serving extortion notes to one of the shops,” he said. He informed that a suo-moto case has been registered at Sadar police station against them.
From their possession, police seized three extortion letters of Hynniewtrep People Defense Alliance (HPDA), three extortion receipt books of Hynniewtrep People Defense Alliance (HPDA), two donation receipt slips of United Khasi Movement (UKM), two donation receipt slips of Federation of Khasi United People (FKUP), two donation receipt slips of Confederation of Meghalaya People (CMP), one counterfoil receipt slips of Khun Hynniewtrep Youth Council (KHYC) and two donation receipt slips of Hynniewtrep Youth Regions (HYR) besides one Scooty Aprilla ML05 Q 9828 and four Mobile Phones.
The SP said interrogation is on to ascertain outlets/establishments where extortions notes have been served for registering more cases against the culprits and to nab other persons/groups who are involved in the extortion racket in the city.
Some of the accused also have criminal records and were earlier arrested.
The SP appealed to the public and business establishments to give information to police so as to nab such extortionists and for taking legal action.