An Indian-origin man who joined a colleague to threaten and blackmail a wealthy businessman into paying them 1 million pounds in Leicester has been jailed for eight years.
The two blackmailers have been identified as Diljit Rana (33) and Lee Taberer (39).
They terrorised the unnamed businessman, threatening to kidnap his family if he did not hand over 1 million pounds.
Taberer masqueraded as a notorious gangster during a series of menacing calls, insisting that the owed him a massive debt.
Along with Rana, Taberer rang the victim at his luxury home, saying that they knew all about him and his property investment companies.
The two were found to have a dossier on the businessman, including aerial photographs of his house and a picture of his wife, reports from Leicester said.
They were jailed for eight years after admitting blackmail at the Leicester Crown Court.
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