India News | Delhi Police Arrests 'fake' Traffic Cop for Threatening to Issue Challans
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Delhi Traffic Police has arrested a man for allegedly impersonating a traffic cop and attempting to extort money from people by threatening to issue challans, officials said on Thursday.
New Delhi, May 15 (PTI) Delhi Traffic Police has arrested a man for allegedly impersonating a traffic cop and attempting to extort money from people by threatening to issue challans, officials said on Thursday.
Sonu Kumar (25), a resident of Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, was found wearing the uniform of Delhi Traffic Police and a mask bearing the monogram of Delhi Police, they said.
“He was using a mobile phone to intimidate passersby near the Bhajanpura U-turn by pretending to issue traffic challans,” a senior police officer said.
“An auto-rickshaw driver alerted the police about the matter. On reaching the spot, police found Kumar – dressed in a traffic police uniform – threatening commuters with challans," said the officer.
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A mobile phone, some cash, a traffic police jacket and a mask bearing the insignia of Delhi Police were recovered from the accused, he said.
Photographs of Kumar dressed in police uniform were also found on his mobile phone, the officer added.
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