Sharadha Narayanan
A 26-year-old man was arrested by the Chennai Police on Thursday for posing as a sub-inspector and threatening a manager of a lodge in the city. He did this to extort money from him.
According to the police, the accused was identified as Vijaya Prathapan. A resident of MGR Nagar in Chennai. And he also possessed a fake police identity card and threatened Anbu Selvam, the manager of a popular lodge near Virugambakkam.
The police added, that Prathapan reached the lodge on a two-wheeler on Wednesday. And identified himself as sub-inspector K Kalimuthu. He then said the lodge has many irregularities. And in order to avoid legal proceedings, they need to pay him Rs 30,000 each month.
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On Thursday, Prathapan once again visited the lodge and threatened the manager. He also allegedly stole Rs 500 from the manager’s pocket and reportedly fled the spot.
The manager then lodged a complaint at the R-5 Virugambakkam police station. Following an inquiry, the police arrested the fake officer. They also seized a motorcycle from him.
The police said during the inquiry they came to know that the accused had engaged in a similar activity in other parts of the state. And had a case slapped against him on charges of cheating in Cuddalore. He was later remanded in judicial custody.
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