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Fake BMC officials caught extorting shopkeeper in Jogeshwari
Updated On: 12 September, 2025 08:39 PM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
The arrested individuals have been identified as Umesh Thakur (40) and Harshad Katpara (27). A case was registered against them on September 11 under Sections 204 and 125(A) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
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According to police, the complainant, Chirag Kantariya (39), runs a garment shop on lease at the Pioneer Industries complex in Jogeshwari (East).
Jogeshwari police have arrested two fraudsters who posed as Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials and attempted to extort Rs 5,000 from a shopkeeper under the pretext of inspecting fire safety equipment.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Umesh Thakur (40) and Harshad Katpara (27). A case was registered against them on September 11 under Sections 204 and 125(A) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
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