Archive · 10 Nov 2025
Youth Posing as Kolkata Police Officer Arrested for Extortion
A young man in West Bengal pretended to be a police officer from a special branch.
He went to people's homes and demanded money, threatening to arrest them if they didn't pay.
He even showed a fake ID card.
One woman gave him money when he threatened to jail her or her son.
After he left, she told her neighbors, and they found out he had tricked others too.
The villagers caught him and called the police, who arrested him for extortion.
Now, the police are investigating if anyone else was part of his scheme.
A youth named Monirul Sheikh alias Moni was arrested for posing as a Special Branch Officer of Kolkata Police.
He extorted money from villagers in East Burdwan district by threatening them with arrest.
The accused showed a fake ID card and demanded money for conducting searches.
Villagers caught him after he extorted money from several households and handed him over to the police.
He was produced before the Burdwan Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court and ordered into judicial custody.
- Who
- Monirul Sheikh alias Moni, a youth posing as a Special Branch Officer of Lalbazar (Kolkata Police headquarters)
- What
- Arrested on charges of extortion after posing as a police officer to demand and receive money from villagers by threatening them with arrest.
- When
- Arrested on Thursday, with incidents occurring on Wednesday night and the accused produced in court on Friday.
- Where
- Bhaita village, Palsit outpost area, East Burdwan district, West Bengal.
- Why
- To extort money from villagers by falsely threatening them with arrest and conducting searches.
- Accused Name
- Monirul Sheikh alias Moni
- Accused Origin
- Shaktipur area of Murshidabad district
- Arrest Location
- East Burdwan district, West Bengal
- Arresting Authority
- Memari Police Station
- Date of Arrest
- Thursday
- Court Appearance
- Burdwan Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court on Friday
- Court Order
- Judicial custody