India News | Uttarakhand: 15 Held for Posing as Aides of Senior Cop, Extorting Money

Dehradun/Rudrapur, Mar 2 (PTI) The Uttarakhand Police on Thursday arrested 15 people hailing from Uttar Pradesh who allegedly extorted money from several people posing as aides of a police officer of the level of director general of police (DGP).

The police also seized five vehicles, one of which had a blue beacon and three stars near the number plates used by senior police officers.

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They were caught after they had gone to a mall in Sidkul area and created a ruckus, Udham Singh Nagar District Senior Superintendent of Police Manjunath T C said.

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