Caste outfit founder held for threatening jewellery showroom owner demanding ₹1 crore

The police have arrested the founder of a caste outfit for allegedly threatening the owner of a jewellery showroom and demanding ₹1 crore.

According to the police, Esakkiraja, founder-president of the ‘Pasumpon Makkal Desam Katchi’ from Third Mile here, visited a jewellery showroom on Gin Factory Road on September 11 and complained that a gold ornament purchased from the showroom three years ago was of ‘inferior quality’. He claimed that this had come to light when he recently pledged the ornament with a private firm to raise a loan.

As he offered to return the ornament after releasing it from the private firm, showroom manager Saravanakumar agreed and offered to refund the money.