Raipur police on Tuesday nabbed an imposter, who tried to blackmail Excise Minister Kawasi Lakhma masquerading as a CBI officer.
Senior Superintendent of Police Arif Sheikh informed media persons that they nabbed the accused Ankush Sharma alias Ajit Singh from Himachal Pradesh’s capital Shimla.
The accused admitted that he had called minister after getting his mobile number from government website and that he had done similar blackmailing earlier too, police said.
Personal Security Officer (PSO) of the minister, None Singh Bagri had lodged a complaint and subsequently a police team was formed to deal with the case.
The imposter, posing as a CBI officer, tried to blackmail the minister over the phone claiming that he has some secret documents against the minister pertaining to a complaint filed by former MLA Manish Kunjam.
He (imposter) demanded Rs 2 Lakh for settling the matter, the PSO had said in the complaint lodged with the Civil Lines police.
Meanwhile, after arresting the accused Raipur police is further interrogating him to get more details about his mode of operation, police said.