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Bhopal Fake Cops Arrested for Extorting Motorists
In Bhopal, two young men pretended to be police officers and stopped people on the road.
They told riders they were checking helmets and then asked for money, threatening them with police action.
The police found them and arrested them.
One of them had a fake gun.
The police said the men were not real officers and that they were just trying to trick people.
The men claimed they were only joking, but the police said there was no evidence of a prank.
The suspects are now in jail and a case has been filed against them.
Two youths, an HR employee and an LLB student, were arrested for impersonating police in Bhopal.
They stopped commuters at Shahpura Square, claiming to be from Kohefiza police station.
The suspects demanded money from riders without helmets, threatening police action.
A fake pistol was recovered from one suspect and a case was registered against both.
Police rejected the claim that the men were only pranking, citing no evidence of a video shoot.
- Who
- Aman Khan, an HR employee, and Kartik Mishra, an LLB student
- What
- Impersonated police officers and extorted money from commuters
- Where
- Shahpura Square, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- When
- Thursday night, reported on Friday
- Why
- To threaten riders without helmets and demand cash instead of issuing legal challans
Key facts
- Suspects
- Aman Khan and Kartik Mishra
- Location
- Shahpura Square, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Arrest Date
- Thursday night
- Weapon
- Fake pistol recovered
- Police Station
- Kohefiza Police Station (claimed by suspects)
- In-Charge
- Santosh Makram
Quotes
Santosh Makram
In‑charge of the Bhopal police station
“During the preliminary investigation, officials found that the suspects allegedly targeted riders without helmets, threatened them with police action and demanded cash instead of issuing legal challans.”
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