Fake flying squads raided medical shops in various districts including Dadri, Barda, Bhiwani and Rewari and threatened to seal the shops, extorting lakhs of rupees. (News18 Haryana)
Three men arrested for impersonating chief minister's flying team, raiding medical shops and extorting money in various districts of Haryana
Police have arrested three members of a gang who impersonated the chief minister's flying squad and raided medical shops in various districts of Haryana. There are two women on the team. They also arranged for blue beacons and two vehicles to conduct the attack.
Fake flying squads raided medical shops in various districts including Dadri, Barda, Bhiwani and Rewari and threatened to seal the shops, extorting lakhs of rupees. Apart from CCTV footage showing the actions taken by the fake team in Sanwal village and Badri in Dadri, a viral video also revealed their faces. A police task force has arrested three members of the gang. Police have begun interrogating the trio and remanded them in custody for two days.
Talking about the case, DSP headquarters Dheeraj Kumar said: “On August 16, Satish, a resident of Sanwar village, reported to the Bond Kalan police station that he had been running a medical shop for 24 years. On August 16, two vehicles parked at his One of the cars had a blue beacon light on it. Six people wearing masks got out and pretended to be members of the chief minister's flying team. They threatened to seize the store and extorted 27,000 rupees from the store owner. The samples were also taken away by them.
The DSP said that a team of Crime Investigation Department police conducted a raid at Mohra village in Rohtak district and arrested three members of the fake flying squad. The accused have been identified as Navin alias Monu, a resident of Mohla, Sahil, a resident of Farman Khas, and Ankit, a resident of Munha Kurd.
After interrogation, the accused confessed to six incidents including Sanwar and Barda of Chakidadri district, Kosli of Rewari district, Bahu of Jhajar district, Lakhan Majhi of Rohtak district Monhal in Lahore and Bhiwani district. The accused was produced before the Chalshi Dadri court and remanded in custody for two days. They are also questioning the woman and another companion involved in the extortion racket.
