Panaji, Jun 2 (PTI) Three persons were held on Thursday for allegedly posing as anti-narcotics personnel, firing in the air and robbing a man in Mapusa in Goa, a police official said.

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Deputy Superintendent of Police (Mapusa) Jivba Dalvi said James Souza, Vinayak Somji and Williams Rodrigues were held for robbing Naved Sheikh at gun-point and firing in the air in the early hours of the day.

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"Bicholim resident Sheikh was returning from work when he was stopped by the three accused, who were in a car. They identified themselves as anti-narcotics officers and robbed him. A case has been registered under IPC and Arms Act provisions," he said.

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