Two men pose as CBI officers, abduct and extort money from gas agency employees in Mumbai, arrested in 48 hours

Mumbai: Two men were arrested by Malwani Police for posing as CBI officers and abducting two enployees working with an LPG gas cylinder agency for extorting money from them. The accused, Pravin Kumar Singh, 34, and Abhishek Vishwakarma, 36, were held from Mahim. Police are probing the accused's antecedents.

On July 5, the victims Kanhaiyalal and Mohidun, were moving in a tempo landed with gas cylinders. Around 6 pm a white car waylaid them and the motorist stepped out. He introduced himself as a CBI officer and accused them of overloading the tempo. He verbally abused and assaulted the two gas agency employees. He then bundled Kanhaiyalal into his car and asked Mohidun to follow them in the tempo.

The car went to Marve where the accused was joined by an associate. Kanhaiyalal and Mohidun were beaten up by the accused. They took Rs 60000 from Kanhaiyalal and later Rs 11000 from Mohidun. After dropping the two gas agency employees at Kaanchpada in Malad and threatening them, the accused left.

The two employees later lodged a complaint with Malwani Police. After an FIR was registered, police formed teams and hunted down the accused within 48 hours.

Mumbai: Two men were arrested by Malwani Police for posing as CBI officers and abducting two enployees working with an LPG gas cylinder agency for extorting money from them. The accused, Pravin Kumar Singh, 34, and Abhishek Vishwakarma, 36, were held from Mahim. Police are probing the accused's antecedents.

On July 5, the victims Kanhaiyalal and Mohidun, were moving in a tempo landed with gas cylinders. Around 6 pm a white car waylaid them and the motorist stepped out. He introduced himself as a CBI officer and accused them of overloading the tempo. He verbally abused and assaulted the two gas agency employees. He then bundled Kanhaiyalal into his car and asked Mohidun to follow them in the tempo.

The car went to Marve where the accused was joined by an associate. Kanhaiyalal and Mohidun were beaten up by the accused. They took Rs 60000 from Kanhaiyalal and later Rs 11000 from Mohidun. After dropping the two gas agency employees at Kaanchpada in Malad and threatening them, the accused left.

The two employees later lodged a complaint with Malwani Police. After an FIR was registered, police formed teams and hunted down the accused within 48 hours.