A car worth of Rs 5 lakh and Rs 30,000 in cash was seized from the trio
On Saturday, three members of an interstate fake police gang from the neighboring Adilabad district of Telangana was arrested by the sleuths of the local crime branch led by its chief Pradeep Pardeshi. A car worth of Rs 5 lakh and Rs 30,000 in cash was seized from the trio.
According to SP Dilip Patil Bhujbal, one Achutarama Tammy Reddy (21), a resident of Mata Nagar, Thodge Layout, in Ralegaon tehsil of Yavatmal lodged a complaint at the Ralegaon police station on Friday. In his complaint he said that a five-member gang came to his house in police uniform. They then accused Reddy and his associates of drug peddling and stocking Marijuana.
The fake cops examined the rooms and found Rs 2 lakh in different boxes which was collected against the loan instalments on behalf of Reddy’s employer who runs a finance company. The fake cops also seized seven mobile phones worth Rs 74,000 from Reddy and his colleagues. The fake cops then said they would submit the cash and the phones at the Ralegaon police station and left with the valuables.
On suspecting some kind of foul play the complainant and his friends made enquiries with the Ralegaon police. There they were shocked to find that no such raid and seizure was conducted or informed. A criminal case has been registered under the relevant sections of the IPC. LCB sleuths launched a manhunt after going through the CCTV footage. Three members of the gang was caught on reaching the neighboring Adilabad district. A car and Rs 30000 cash were seized from the trio who later admitted to their crimes.
Two of the gang members are still on the run. The names of those arrested trio will be disclosed after the identification parade said PI Pradeep Pardeshi. An identification check will be made before the magistrate the SP said in a press conference held at the police headquarters on Sunday afternoon.
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