An official on Sunday said that police have registered a case against six persons who allegedly posed as journalists and demanded Rs 15 lakh from a Thane truck driver for allowing his iron rods-laden vehicle to pass from Thane in Maharashtra, reported news agency PTI.

The incident took place on Friday morning when the truck was proceeding from Panvel in Navi Mumbai through the Nhava Sheva road towards Jaipur in Rajasthan.