NEW DELHI: An extortion case has been filed towards two BJP leaders in Delhi, Siyaram Shakya and Dheeraj Pradhan, for allegedly demanding Rs 15 lakh from a businessman to let him assemble his home. The FIR was lodged with the Dabri police station in Dwarka district on March 29. Pradhan is claimed to be the Mehrauli district vice-president of BJP, whereas Shakya is reportedly a neighborhood BJP chief.
The businessman, Chaman Prakash Saxena, a resident of East Kidwai Nagar, has alleged that he was requested to pay Rs 15 lakh by the accused to settle their rating.
“I was lawfully constructing a property at Raja Puri in Uttam Nagar. But Siyaram Shakya fabricated a civil case against me. When I tried to resolve the issue, Shakya asked me to come the office of Dheeraj Pradhan, where they demanded Rs 15 lakh from me to settle the matter out of court. Pradhan is facing court trials and was held guilty is one of the cases,” Saxena alleged within the FIR, which has been accessed by IANS.
The complainant alleged that he was in concern that the accused could hurt his relations.
Saxena additionally stated that on March 6, a civil decide in Dwarka had vacated a keep order and directed him to restore the property of Shakya.
“I didn`t damage their property. I just wanted to resolve the matter. I had asked Shakya to show where his property was damaged so that I could get it repaired, but he threatened me,” Saxena alleged.
He additionally stated that on March 11, when he resumed development work of his personal property, he was once more threatened by Shakya to pay Rs 15 lakh or face dire penalties.
According to sources, no arrests have been made within the case thus far.
