A 24-year-old man, who had allegedly extorted money from gullible people across the country by posing as an Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, has been arrested by a joint team of Delhi Police's Crime Branch and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police from Shajahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The accused, identified as Rohit Kumar (24) of Shajahanpur district in UP was arrested on Monday night.
A mobile phone used for committing extortion has been recovered from him. A request was received from SP, Dadra & Nagar Haveli to locate and arrest the unknown extortionist, who is indulged in blackmailing innocent people by posing as an Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax posted in Hyderabad. He used to threaten the victims to invest money in insurance policies failing which they will have to face serious consequences such as Income Tax raids," said Joint Commissioner of Police Ravindra Yadav.