Former Minister Shyam Sundar Gupta has been arrested again on extortion charge from Lalitpur on Monday. Police said that Gupta was remanded to four-day judicial custody following a court order. A preliminary investigation found Gupta had made calls to extort money and issued threats to abduct if the money was not paid. Earlier, the former minister for supplies, was convincted of abducting businessman Pawan Sanghai. He was released on July 18, 2015 after serving three and a half years.