India, June 24 -- The Kasturba Marg police in Borivali East have registered a case against four individuals, including Congress leader Sameer Vartak, for allegedly staging a bogus Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raid at the residence of builder Anil Gupta in Borivali.

Vartak, who heads the environment wing of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee, is accused of impersonating a CBI officer along with three unidentified men, in an alleged attempt to extort money from Gupta under the pretext of settling a non-existent complaint.

Gupta, 51, who owns the construction firm Sai Rhythm and is active in the Vasai-Virar region, resides at Kushal Heritage building in Borivali East. His premises were recently searched by the Enforcement ...