The Central Crime Department officers on Tuesday arrested a person who posed as a Lokayukta inspector and tried to extort cash from a authorities servant by threatening him with a corruption case in opposition to him.
The accused, Sreenath Reddy, 34, a category X dropout from Andhra Pradesh, is a ordinary offender concerned in housebreaking circumstances in Andhra Pradesh and in and round Bengaluru.
He had known as an officer within the Vikasa Soudha, informing him {that a} criticism had been filed in opposition to him. Providing assist, he demanded cash to get the inquiry closed via a report from the technical group.
Unable to bear the harassment, the officer filed a criticism with the Vidhana Soudha police. The case was transferred to CCB, which tracked down the accused and arrested him.
The accused had related circumstances in Anantapur and Rajahmundry city, Siddapura and Excessive Grounds police station limits, the place he had cheated many authorities officers by introducing himself as Lokayukta Inspector Chandrashekhar and extorting cash.
The accused was concerned in home break-in at Begur, Electronics Metropolis, Attibele, Hebbagodi, Jigani, Surya Metropolis, and Kolar police station limits, the police mentioned.