nashik a 22yearold youth has been arrested by the gangapur police in nashik on charge of extorting money and valuables worth roughly rs 5 lakh from a school studenta case against the accused was registered by the minor boys father a senior officer from the gangapur police station said the complainants son came in contact with the accused through a classmate and they soon became friendssince july this year the accused had been threatening the minor and askinghim to get cash or valuables from his home the accused also used a gun to threaten the boy with dire consequences if he failed to give in to the demand the boy in total gave 17 valuable items including a gold chain diamond rings and a necklace to the accused he saidthe matter came to light when the boy found out that one of his classmates too was being harassed by the accused in a similar fashion the boy then mustered courage and told his father everything the boys father then came to the police station and lodged a formal complaint the officer addeda case was registered against the accused and police are now talking to all the friends of the minor boy we believe more boys would have suffered at the hands of the accused we have appealed to the citizens to approach the police and lodge a complaint if they were harassed by the accused the officer said