Luxury car showroom manager in Delhi duped of Rs.20L in fake 'ED raid'
NEW DELHI, July 8 -- Two men, one of them dressed in a police uniform, allegedly impersonated Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials and stopped the manager of a luxury car showroom in Chanakyapuri on his way home, abducted him, and extorted Rs.20 lakh as bribe to "settle" a complaint against him, police said on Monday. Both of the accused have been arrested.
The alleged incident occurred on June 20, but was reported nearly two weeks later, on July 2, after the victim, Anil Tiwari, manager of the Bentley India showroom at Hotel Samrat, grew suspicious and consulted his colleagues, said a senior police officer asking not to be identified.
Tiwari, a resident of Gurugram, told police he was abducted by the duo while returning home on a two-wheeler. A senior police officer said the accused, travelling in a van, intercepted Tiwari near the Embassy of Hungary in Chanakyapuri.
"One of the men was in a police uniform, the other in civilian clothes. They identified themselves as ED officers and claimed they were investigating a complaint about suspicious monetary transactions involving Tiwari," the officer said.
Based on his complaint, an FIR was registered at the Chanakyapuri police station under charges of abduction, wrongful confinement, and extortion on July 2. CCTV footage from the area helped identify the suspects, who were arrested from south Delhi on Sunday....
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