The Charkop police have cracked a fake clean-up marshal scam with the arrest of a 35-year-old man. Apart from taking Bhushan Singh in custody, the cops have also booked five others for cheating and forgery. The malpractice came to light after a man bought a fake ID card from Bhushan last month but soon learnt that the suspects had never won a contract from the BMC. His tip triggered a hunt. 

The police said a Bhayandar-based company, Sainik Intelligence and Security Pvt Ltd., had applied for a clean-up marshal contract in 2018. While the BMC awarded the contract to it, the company remained unaware of it.