Mohali Man Arrested for Hiring Fake Cops to Extort Money from Friend: Mohali police in Kharar have registered a case against five persons, including a fake DSP and three other imposters, for allegedly kidnapping and extorting Rs 15 lakh from an immigration agent in Mohali through intimidation.
Mohali Man Arrested for Hiring Fake Cops to Extort Money from Friend
Under the false pretext that the Cops were pursuing him for helping a gangster flee abroad, the accused extorted money from his friend. Police have arrested a Kharar resident who allegedly extorted ₹15 lacks from his Morinda-based friend through an elaborate conspiracy with his five associates, who approached the latter posing as officials of the Jalandhar crime branch.
Under the false pretext that the cops were pursuing him for helping a gangster flee abroad, After that the accused extorted the money from his friend. All five friends who were under the false pretext arrested accused have been identified as Jasvir Singh Gill, Alias Raja, 40. Police have also nominated Pannu, who posed as a DSP, besides four other men who posed as cops.
Mohali Man Arrested for Hiring Fake Cops
The Victim Sham Lal Sharma, 39, . He works for an immigration company, owned by his friend Sukhwinder Singh, in phase 3B2, Mohali. Sharma told the police that his friend Raja, whom he had known each other for a long time. He had recommended a pet shop in Sunny Enclave, Kharar, for his pet`s grooming. He said On January 31, he took his pet there, along with his nine-year-old son and friend Sandeep Kumar, in a Toyota Fortuner car.
After this Sharma said Raja, along with his wife, was also present outside the shop as he had fixed an evening appointment the same day to talk to Sharma. Sharma said when he came out of the shop, their men including one in a police uniform and carrying a pistol attached to his service belt, apprehended him. They eventually settled for Rs 15 lakh. The victim Sharma mentioned having gold at his Morinda residence. He contacted his brother Lakhi Verma requesting Rs 10 lakh, who suggested using the gold. Raja, the impostor DSP, and his associate visited his house in Raja`s vehicle. His wife provided four hold bangles, a necklace to Raja, and a three tola chain from her neck.
Handcuffing him, they made him meet Pnnu, who introduced himself as a DSP. The accused then took him and Sandeep to a hotel in Kharar in his Fortuner car, While Raja, along with the DSP, followed the SUV in a Maruti Suzuki Swift car.
After that Sharma further narrated that Raja threatened him that cops were there to arrest him as “he had helped a gangster fly abroad and sought ₹30 lakh for settlement.” When Sharma got afraid and intimidated, Sharma said, he offered ₹15 lakh, following which he asked his friend Sukhwinder Singh to transfer ₹4 lakh to his account urgently, citing that” His mother suffered a heart attack.
He eventually sent the accused to collect gold jewellery from his home. The Accused allegedly also took his gold chain, which he was wearing at the time of his alleged abduction. After he paid money, the accused finally released him, following which he revealed his ordeal to Sukhwinder and the real reason for borrowing ₹4 lakh. After providing the matter myself, I discovered that Raja conspired with his associates, including Pannu, who owns a Mercedes, bearing a Delhi Number to make calls and extort the money, Sharma alleged in his police complaint.
A senior police officer said Raja, who was also in the immigration consultancy business, had a criminal past and was facing cheating cases many times. Sharma later informed his friend Sukhwinder Singh, who reported the incident to kharar police station`s SHO.
All accused have been booked under Section 140 (2) (KIdnapping), 308 (4) (Extortion), 319 (2) (Cheating by personation), 351 (2) (Criminal intimidation), 61 (2) and under Arms Act at the City Kharar police station. Subsequently, authorities filed charges against all five individuals, including the four fake police personnel.
Conclusion
In this article, we discussed the Mohali Man Arrested for Hiring Fake Cops to Extort Money from a Friend. This is a fraud case Investigations revealed the fake DSP`s actual identity as Pannu, working in collaboration with Jasveer Singh Gill (Raja) and three unidentified imposter officers.