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Fake Income Tax Raid in Mumbai Leads to Ten Arrests
Police say a former driver was angry because he had not received six months of salary.
They allege that he gathered nine other people to frighten his former employer.
The group allegedly pretended to be government tax and crime officials.
They reportedly showed fake identification cards and entered the employer’s office.
The people inside were allegedly stopped from leaving and had their phones taken.
The group demanded ₹1 crore to avoid supposed government action.
Two real Income Tax Department employees were among those arrested.
Police are still investigating what each person did and whether any money changed hands.
Police allege that dismissed driver Santosh Uday Khopatkar organized a ₹1-crore extortion plot over six months of unpaid salary.
The group allegedly posed as Income Tax Department and Crime Branch officials, using forged identity cards to enter the businessman’s office.
Rajkumar Kandasami, his wife and 10 employees were allegedly confined while phones were seized and a ₹1-crore payment was demanded.
Police arrested 10 people, including two serving Income Tax Department officials: Inspector Suresh Mahavirprasad Mishra and Tax Assistant Sunil Manohar Gore.
Investigators are examining the roles of all accused and whether any money was handed over or promised.
- Who
- Dismissed driver Santosh Uday Khopatkar, eight other alleged participants, and two serving Income Tax Department officials were arrested; businessman Rajkumar Kandasami reported the incident.
- What
- Police allege that the accused staged a fake government raid and demanded ₹1 crore in extortion.
- Where
- Kandasami’s office in Mumbai.
- When
- The arrests of the two serving officials were reported on Thursday; the article gives no calendar date for the raid.
- Why
- Police say the alleged plot was motivated by Khopatkar’s grudge over six months of unpaid salary and his knowledge of Kandasami’s affairs.
Key facts
- Alleged extortion demand
- ₹1 crore
- Main complainant
- Businessman Rajkumar Kandasami, 49
- Alleged organizer
- Dismissed driver Santosh Uday Khopatkar, 37
- Officials arrested
- Income Tax Inspector Suresh Mahavirprasad Mishra, 57, and Tax Assistant Sunil Manohar Gore, 59
- Total arrested
- 10 people
- Alleged methods
- Forged identity cards, impersonation, phone seizure and confinement
- Police investigation
- Authorities are examining the roles of all 10 accused
Quotes
Mumbai Police
Police authorities investigating the alleged extortion operation
“They also demanded Rs 1 crore in extortion to avoid the action.”
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