New Delhi, May 19 -- A gang in Kanpur, dressed in police uniforms, extorted lakhs in the name of raids. However, the real twist in the story is that the gang wasn't just dressed as police; its members were actually part of the force.

In a shocking case from Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur, police arrested five for posing as STF and extortion but were in for a surprise when they learnt that the gang included a home guards, PRD jawans and the kingpin -- traffic sub-inspector Ajit Yadav.

According to a Hindustan report, the gang, dressed in police uniforms, started raiding people's houses in hooter-fitted vehicles. They specifically targeted sex rackets, Oyo hotels and gambling dens and extorted lakhs by beating the residents and threatening to cir...