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The investigation revealed that Sapna Jain had conspired to extort money from the businessman, have his mother murdered, and orchestrate an attack on him
The arrested accused.
The special cell of the Delhi Police has uncovered a woman’s plan to extort Rs 50 lakh from her husband and get him and his mother killed.
The police have arrested the woman, Sapna Jain, and the man she hired, Rajat, who was alleged links to US-based Gogi gang.
The extortion call was made on June 14
According to DCP (Special Cell) Praveen Kumar Tripathi, Jain’s husband (name withheld by police), a wholesale trader from Laxmi Nagar, received calls and messages from a number registered in the United States on June 14, 2026. The caller identified himself as a member of the Gogi gang and demanded Rs 50 lakh ransom, threatening to kill him and his family if the money was not paid.
The extortionist had also sent photographs and location details of the victim’s shop and residence.
A First Information Report (FIR) was filed at the Laxmi Nagar police station on June 18. Subsequently, the investigation was handed to the New Delhi Range of the Special Cell. CNN-News18 has exclusively accessed a copy of the FIR.
Delhi Police | Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested a businessman’s wife and an alleged associate of the Gogi gang for allegedly conspiring to extort Rs 50 lakh from her husband by using gang members based abroad.According to police, the businessman, who runs a wholesale…
— ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2026
How police tracked Rajat
It soon became evident that locals might also have played a role in the conspiracy. Using technical analysis, call records and human intelligence, the team tracked down 29-year-old Rajat, a resident of Sonipat, on June 25. Interrogation and an examination of his mobile phone revealed that he was in touch with the extortionist, who was operating from the USA, as well as the victim’s wife, Sapna, and her sister.
Rajat was also in contact with several members of the Gogi gang, including the incarcerated gangster, Rohit Moi.
The wife’s plan
The investigation has also revealed that Sapna Jain had conspired to extort money from the businessman, have his mother murdered, and orchestrate an attack on him. The police have also recovered several crucial chats and pieces of evidence from the accused’s mobile phones.
During questioning, Rajat confessed that Sapna Jain had assigned him the task. The plan involved first extorting money from the husband, followed by orchestrating the murder of the mother-in-law and an attack on the husband. Jain was constantly providing Rajat with information regarding her husband’s every activity, movements, and daily routine. Following this revelation, the police arrested Sapna Jain as well.
Married for 19 years, why Sapna Jain planned the attack
The victim had married Jain in 2007, and the couple has two children, aged 17 and 15. Jain was embroiled in a domestic dispute with her husband and mother-in-law, in which the mother-in-law sided with her son.
Irked, Sapna hired Rajat.
Who is Rajat?
Rajat had a prior criminal record. Three years ago, he met Karmveer Pehalwan, alias Meeta, who is currently in the United States. He has been booked in three cases involving theft and violations of the Arms Act in Sonipat. Rajat was a friend of Jain’s sister.
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