Savli police have nabbed nine members of a gang who went on to extort Rs 5.75 lakh from a retired teacher in the name of giving supernatural black turmeric. They earned the faith of the teacher saying that it is used to launch satellites as it has radioactive powers. According to the complaint registered at Savli police station, Sureshbhai Phulabhai Parmar lives with his family in Anand district after retiring from Mandvapura Primary School. Three months ago while sitting near a cold drink shop near Raswadi, three people were talking about some antique pieces like x-ray vision glasses, black turmeric, peacock feathers (which have radioactive power), a Rice puller (RP), cathode, and libo coin. They befriended him and told him about black turmeric having radioactive powers and alpha, beta, gamma rays are emitted from it. It is discovered by scientists and used in satellite launching. One of them Pravin Solanki said that Salim Habibbhai Syed, a resident of Pandarwala village in Mahisaga

Author-Shlok Talati