The woman demanded Rs 15 lakh for changing her statement in the rape case. The three women were arrested while taking money from the accused in a hotel in Jaipur.
Three women, including a mother-daughter duo, were arrested on Sunday for extorting money for settlement in a rape case lodged by one of the accused, officials said.
A, 43, had lodged a rape case against Rajendra Vyas & Anil Ahuja on July 16, they said, adding A was demanding Rs 15 lakh for changing her statement.
"She had already taken Rs 6.5 lakh from them & came to Jaipur to take the remaining amount of Rs 8.5 lakh. The woman was with her mother Moli Kapur, 67, & caretaker Chinki, 28. All of them were caught while taking the money in a hotel here," said DCP East Rahul Jain.
The accused women were arrested under section 384 of the Indian Penal Code (extortion).
Officials said Vyas & Ahuja met senior police officials two days ago & told them of the alleged blackmailing by the woman, who are from Delhi, following which a trap was laid.
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