Journalist’s anticipatory bail plea rejected in extortion case
By Staff Writer in Media News on Friday, 17th October 2025 at 8:59pmA sessions court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of journalist Dirghayu Vyas, accused of extorting Rs 10 lakh from a jeweller by claiming he could “settle” a complaint filed with the Crime Branch.
As per Desh Gujarat, jeweller Nagindas Soni (49) alleged that after another jeweller complained against him, he and his partners approached lawyer Illiyaas Khan Pathan for help. Pathan reportedly told them that Vyas could handle the matter for Rs 10 lakh.
Soni said he paid the money, but the next day, he was called by the Crime Branch. When he confronted Pathan, he was told the amount had been given to Vyas, who allegedly warned that if Soni tried to contact him again, his shop would face a GST raid.
During a raid at Vyas’s residence, police reportedly recovered a 32-bore pisto...
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