Mumbai: A Delhi-based blogger was arrested from Mumbai for allegedly demanding Rs. 2 crore from an industrialist to remove a defamatory article from his website, the police said. Blogger Jaydeep Ghosh had written an article about industrialist Jaidev Shroff who heads the firm United Phosphorous Ltd. He was arrested from the company’s office in suburban Khar recently with Rs. 60 lakh in his possession, the police said. Mr Ghosh had allegedly extorted Rs. 60 lakh, which was to be the first installment, in order to get the article off the website and also to stop publishing of at least 300 more such write-ups, senior inspector of Kherwadi Police Station Rajendra Patil. Mr Ghosh was booked on charges relating to extortion, criminal intimidation and criminal conspiracy. Upon his arrest, he was produced before a court here which sent him to judicial custody.]]>
