Mumbai Women Arrested for Rs 10 Crore Extortion in Staged Molestation Case

• Two Mumbai women, Hemlata Patkar and Amrina Zaveri, arrested for allegedly extorting Rs 10 crore from a businessman.
• They staged a molestation case against businessman Arvind Goyal's son, Ritam, after a party in Amboli.
• The women initially demanded Rs 10 crore, later negotiated down to Rs 5.5 crore, to settle the case out of court.
• Mumbai Police's Anti-Extortion Cell laid a trap, catching the women red-handed while accepting Rs 1.5 crore in Lower Parel.
• A third accused, Utkarsh, is absconding, and police are actively searching for him as investigations continue.

Why It Matters: Mumbai Police busted a sophisticated extortion racket using a staged molestation case.