Vadodara: Three fraudsters posing as police and extorting money from the truck driver at Dabhoi Road was arrested by red hand by Rural Police Vadodara on Monday.
The trio was identified as Mitulkumar Dodiya, a resident of RV Desai Road; Vineet Shah, from Manjalpur; And Dhrumil Tailor, who lives in Raopura, which is used to oversee the food in Dabhoi Road and take money from truck drivers who identify themselves as police.
They even put cell plaques – the Indian government in their car so that no one is suspicious.
During Wee hours on Monday, the defendant stopped a truck driver named Shashibhushan Oza and asked him to show the vehicle document.
A few minutes later, they also stopped other truck drivers and asked them to provide documents.
After several drivers showed documents, the defendant asked them to give each RS 5,000 each and threatened to register the case if they did not pay money.
The driver did not have enough money and when they were negotiating, the vehicle patrolled from the Varnama police station reached the place and arrested the trio.
The police took cash 1,850 in cash, five smartphones and their SUVs and ordered it for extortion and disguised themselves as public servants.