Kandivli’s Samta Nagar police on Sunday arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with an attempted extortion and assault case based on a complaint filed by a store owner. The police said they have identified the arrested accused as Rohit Babu Kaprala, while the search for another accused, Linga Babu Kaprala, is on.

According to the police, the duo were trying to extort money from a store owner and when he refused, they assaulted him and one of his employees with sticks and fled with a box of chocolate worth Rs 1,620.