Police in Mumbai on Tuesday said that a 30-year-old man was arrested here for allegedly trying to extort Rs 2 lakh from a hotel-owner in suburban Dahisar, reported PTI.

An official of MHB police station told PTI that Ganga Kunchikurve, against whom several criminal cases have been registered, and his two associates visited the hotel last Friday carrying sharp weapons and allegedly asked for Rs 2 lakh in cash from the manager.