Amroha: Cop-led gang extorted ₹1.25 lakh with fake rape case; 4 held, SI absconding.

• A gang in Amroha, UP, was busted for blackmailing a businessman with a false rape case and extorting ₹1.25 lakh.
• Four members of the gang, including a PRD jawan, two history-sheeters, and a woman, have been arrested.
• The alleged mastermind, Sub-Inspector Nitin Kumar Verma, and another accomplice, Naveen Verma, are currently absconding.
• The businessman, Naeem, was threatened with a fake rape charge and forced to pay the money.
• Police are actively searching for the absconding sub-inspector and his accomplice.

Why It Matters: A sub-inspector's gang extorting with false rape cases threatens justice and public trust.