Ahmedabad : A man allegedly posing as a police officer extorted Rs 10,000 from a young man and a woman at the Sabarmati Riverfront in the early hours of Saturday by threatening to circulate their photographs on social media and among their family members. The accused was later arrested by Sabarmati Riverfront (West) police.
After receiving the money, the accused allegedly threatened to kill the pair if they disclosed the incident to anyone and then left the spot. Following inquiries in the area, the complainant identified the accused as Mohammad Hussain Shaikh, a resident of Gomtipur. He later approached the police with a friend and lodged a complaint. Sabarmati Riverfront (West) police arrested Shaikh and are investigating whether he was involved in similar extortion cases targeting visitors at the riverfront.
The complaint states that a man approached them, identified himself as a police officer and claimed he had taken their photographs. He allegedly seized their mobile phones and threatened to file a police complaint and share their pictures with family members and on social media platforms.