'Game' of extortion from Beur jail, Ajay Verma's henchmen threatened the bank manager; Demanded 10 lakhs from school principal – extortion attempt gangsters arrested for targeting bank official and principal

Updated: Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:21 (IST) The henchmen of a notorious criminal jailed in Bihar have demanded extortion from a bank official and a school operator. The police immediately took action and arrested some suspects and investigation into the case is ongoing. The police believe that this gang was working at the behest of a prisoner. Image used for presentation. (Jagran) Jagran Correspondent, Patna. The police arrested two criminals who threatened and demanded extortion by calling a private bank official and a school director. Both of them did so at the behest of the infamous Ajay Verma, who was admitted to Beur Jail. Remove Advertisement Read News Only They have been identified as Vicky Kumar Shekhar and Chhotu Kumar alias Abhishek. Police arrested both of them from Doctor Colony. Both are brothers and are residents of Patna City. City SP East Parichay Kumar said that an assistant manager of HDFC Bank in Chitragupt Nagar was threatened with death on Tuesday, while an extortion of Rs 10 lakh was demanded from a private school operator in Patrakar Nagar area. Investigation revealed that the same gang was involved in both incidents. The police acted quickly and arrested both the accused in just five hours. Accused Vicky Kumar threatened HDFC Bank official with a WhatsApp call from an unknown number. He threatened to face dire consequences for keeping the account. He said that there would be serious consequences for keeping his bank account. Investigation revealed that this account was used in cyber fraud. For this reason, that account has been suspended. When he got a threatening call, he informed the police. Investigation revealed that the person in whose name the SIM card is is absconding. He has been identified as Shiva. On the same day, a private school operator in Patrakar Nagar also received a threat call. The caller demanded extortion money of ten lakh rupees. There was a threat of murder if extortion was not paid. When both the cases were investigated, the connection of the same gang came to light. A special team has been constituted for investigation. After conducting technical research, the police nabbed both the accused. The police will recommend sending the notorious person to the jail of another district. Arrested Vicky and Chhotu during interrogation told that they made the call on the instructions of Ajay Verma. City SP East said that Ajay Verma is trying to carry out criminal activities while in jail. Soon it will be recommended that he be sent from Patna to the jail of another district.