Archive · 13 Sep 2025
Mumbai Shopkeeper Foils Extortion Attempt by Fake BMC Workers
In Mumbai, a shopkeeper named Chirag Kantaria was visited by two men pretending to be from the BMC (city government).
They claimed his fire safety measures weren't correct and demanded money.
The shopkeeper became suspicious and called his wife and a friend, who saw the men's ID cards looked fake.
The shopkeeper then called his contact in BMC for confirmation, the authorities said they were fraudsters.
The men tried to run away but were caught by the shopkeeper and his friend.
They were arrested by the police but later released after receiving notices.
This shows how important it is for citizens to be alert to scams.
A shopkeeper in Jogeshwari foiled an extortion attempt by two men posing as BMC employees.
The accused demanded Rs 5,000 from the shopkeeper, claiming fire safety irregularities.
The shopkeeper suspected fraud and contacted his wife, friend, and a BMC contact.
The men attempted to flee but were caught and handed over to the police.
The accused were booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita but were later released after receiving notices.
- Who
- Chirag Kantaria, Umesh Thakur, Harshad Katpara, and the Jogeshwari police
- What
- A shopkeeper foiled an extortion attempt by fake BMC employees
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Jogeshwari, Mumbai
- Why
- The accused attempted to extort money from the shopkeeper.
Shopkeeper
Fraudsters
Actions
Shopkeeper
Resisting the fraud.
Fraudsters
Attempting the fraud.
- Victim
- Chirag Kantaria, 39-year-old shopkeeper
- Accused
- Umesh Thakur (40) and Harshad Katpara (27)
- Incident
- Extortion attempt
- Demand
- Rs 5,000
- Charges
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 125(a) and 204
- Location
- Jogeshwari, Mumbai
