Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (MS) 

Udupi, Aug 18: A man, who was doing rent a bike business in the name of 'Wheels To Go' at Nitte has been arrested by the Padubidri police for allegedly extorting Rs 26 lac from his friend. 

Swaroop Shetty (23), a resident of Anantnagar in Manipal, is the person arrested. He has been remanded to 14 days of judicial custody. 

A case of cheating and threat to life against Swaroop was filed by Abhilash Acharya, a resident of Padebettu. 

In his complaint, filed with the Padubidri police station, Abhilash Acharya says, "I got friendly with Swaroop through the business of bike dealing. He had given me seven bikes saying that he has lost money in business. I had sold them for Rs 50,000 each. However, as there was loan on those bikes, it was not possible to change the Registration Certificate (RC) of the vehicle. So the buyers, who bought the bikes from me, returned them and asked me to return their money. 

"In the midst of this issue, Swaroop issued threats on my life through various methods and took Rs 26 lac from me and deceived."