India, June 27 -- A property dealer and his four associates impersonated police and kidnapped a 30-year-old chef of a south Delhi restaurant to extort him of money by accusing him of being a drug peddler, police said, adding that the accused let the victim go after realising he had only Rs.50 and a mobile phone. The accused were arrested on Wednesday, police said on Thursday.

During the crime the property dealer, identified by his single name Parvesh, wore a white t-shirt that said "Delhi Police" along with the Delhi Police logo. Such t-shirts are worn by trainee police or city police sports teams, police said. Parvesh told police that he had worked as a "police informer" but could not identify the team or individuals he worked with, pol...