New Delhi: A 23-year-old youth, who came to the city to secure admission to an MTech course, was allegedly extorted of Rs 26,000 while on a Tinder date at a cafe in north Delhi’s Hudson Lane.Police arrested Javed Ahmad, the 38-year-old owner of Black Panther Cafe, and 24-year-old Anuj Kumar, a staffer, Wednesday for allegedly extorting the money and threatening Zaid Ahmad, a resident of Bihar’s West Champaran district, when he questioned an inflated food bill. Both are residents of Ghaziabad.The woman, Sanya on Tinder, and Zaid met near GTB Nagar metro station around 7pm Sunday and she took him to the cafe, police said. “The woman allegedly ordered food, drinks and whisky. After some time, Zaid was handed a handwritten bill of around Rs 26,000. When he questioned the amount, the cafe owner and the staffer allegedly pressured him to pay immediately,” DCP (northwest) Akanksha Yadav said.According to Zaid, three-four people threatened and prevented him from leaving the cafe. Fearing for safety, he called his father, who transferred the money.“The payment was completed through a QR code bearing the name Naveen Rajput. Zaid was then allowed to leave,” Yadav said. His father made a PCR call. Sanya alias Nikita switched off her phone after leaving the cafe, Zaid told police.An extortion case has been registered. Police said the accused had no previous criminal involvement.
