Pseudo police officer arrested on extortion charge
The Hindu
Threatening to expose call recordings, he and an associate demanded ₹ 20 lakh from a doctor
A pseudo police officer, who introduced himself as Circle Inspector of Khammam and demanded ₹ 75 lakh from a doctor, was arrested by the Banjara Hills police here on Tuesday. The accused, Rajeev Goutham (31), an unemployed youth from Suncity and a native of Maripalam in Vishakapatnam, along with his friend Barthapuram Mahesh (31) from NBT Nagar, Banjara Hills, was trapped near Puri Jaganath Temple on Road No.12. ACP M Sudarshan said that on August 16, they received a complaint from V Kishan Prasad (57), a doctor from Banjara Hills, stating that in 2017 he hired a driver, Mahesh. “He also gave him ₹ 20 lakh for purchasing land in Warangal district and in February 2018, Mahesh absconded,” Mr Sudarshan said.
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