Thane, March 03: Police in Maharashtra's Thane city on Friday registered a case against two men for seriously injuring a builder after he refused to comply with their demand for extortion money of Rs 1 crore, said an official. No one has been arrested yet, he said. Maharashtra Shocker: Caught At Girlfriend’s House, Teen Thrashed to Death in Vaijapur; Three Arrested.

The station house officer of Daighar police station said the accused, identified as Sachin Patil and Gurunath Bhoir, were trying to extort money from the 36-year-old complainant for the past two weeks saying he had earned a lot from his business. Maharashtra Shocker: Man Arrested for Rape, Murder of 10-Year-Old Girl in Palghar; Body Dumped in Gujarat.

The accused went to the complainant's home on Wednesday night to extract money from him, said the official. They first tried to bundle him into their car. When he resisted and foiled their attempt, the duo attacked the builder with an axe, leaving him severely injured, said the official. The two also allegedly threatened the builder's neighbours with sharp weapons when they tried to intervene, the official said, quoting the complaint.

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