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Three arrested for extortion by posing as cops

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
Rachakonda police here today arrested three persons who allegedly extorted money from businessmen by posing as policemen.

K Madhu, S Janaiah Chary and J Mahesh allegedly posed as personnels of police's Special Operation Team (SOT).

Madhu had worked as a home guard before quitting the service. He and two others used to extort petty sums, from Rs 500 to Rs 1,000, from victims in the area under L B Nagar police station, a release from Cyberabad police said.

Acting on a tip-off, SOT officers nabbed the trio today. Home Guard I-cards were also seized from their possession.

Further probe is on.

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First Published: Jan 07 2017 | 5:22 PM IST

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