Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said that they have arrested a man for extorting money from people through criminal intimidation in South Kashmir's Pulwama district.

A Police spokesperson said that Today, Police Station Rajpora received an information through reliable sources that some persons in the jurisdiction of police station are extorting money from the general public by deceitful means through criminal intimidation.

"In this regard, case vide FIR No. 22/2024 under relevant sections of law was registered and investigation was set into motion", he said.

He said that during the course of investigation, one person namely Andleeb Ahmad Mir son of Ab Rasheed Mir resident of Rajpora has been arrested and two Toy Pistols used for the commission of crime has also been recovered from his possession. Further investigation of the case is going on.