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Crime
Two Men Arrested for Extorting Lodha Group Over Goa Township Project
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 31 Aug 2026, 09:33 AM
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Police in Mumbai have detained two suspects accused of attempting to extort money from real‑estate giant Lodha Group concerning a township development in Goa.
Mumbai police announced on Tuesday that two men were taken into custody on charges of extortion targeting Lodha Group, a major real‑estate developer. The alleged scheme involved demanding money in connection with a township project the firm is planning in Goa. Investigators said the suspects approached Lodha officials and threatened to disrupt the development unless a substantial sum was paid. The police have seized documents and electronic devices from the accused as part of the ongoing probe. No further details on the amount demanded or the identities of the suspects were released pending formal charges.