Archive · 24 Dec 2025
Three Arrested for Impersonating Police, Extorting Rs 1 Crore
Three men in Mumbai pretended to be senior police officers and tricked a businessman into giving them Rs 99.16 lakh.
They threatened to arrest him and harm his family if he didn't pay.
The businessman was so scared that he took loans and even mortgaged his gas agency to pay them.
The police caught the three men, but they think there might be more people involved.
The men used an old man to collect the money without him knowing.
The police are still investigating to find out if there are more people behind this scam.
Three men arrested for impersonating police officers and extorting Rs 99.16 lakh from a businessman in Malad, Mumbai.
The accused threatened to frame the victim in a false murder case and harm his family if he did not pay.
The victim, a 39-year-old businessman, paid the extortion money by taking loans and mortgaging his gas agency.
A 78-year-old senior citizen was unknowingly used to collect the extortion money from the victim.
Police suspect there may be more people involved in the extortion racket and are continuing their investigation.
- Who
- Three men: Pravin Kate, Ganesh Khedkar, and Kheluram Khedkar
- What
- Impersonated police officers and extorted Rs 99.16 lakh from a businessman
- When
- Between September 2024 and December 2025, with the case coming to light in December 2025
- Where
- Malad (east), Mumbai
- Why
- To extort money by threatening to frame the victim in a false murder case and harm his family
- Accused Names
- Pravin Kate, Ganesh Khedkar, Kheluram Khedkar
- Victim
- 39-year-old businessman from Malad (east)
- Extortion Amount
- Rs 99.16 lakh
- Arrest Date
- December 2025
- Investigation Status
- Ongoing
- Senior Citizen Involved
- Unknowingly collected extortion money
- Victim's Occupation
- Runs a gas agency
- Extortion Period
- September 2024 to December 2025
