A man and two women posed as anti-corruption officials and raided a lodge at Aksa beach last week, and demanded money from young couples staying there by threatening to inform their parents. However, the lodge owner grew suspicious and alerted the Malwani police, who thwarted their extortion plan.

The imposters were identified as Manoj Kumar Ramsayya Singh, Anita Verma and Kazia Khan, who are associated with NGO Anti-Corruption Committee of India, police said. As the incident took place in the evening, police could only arrest the man on July 14, and had to let Khan and Verma go. They were instructed to report at the police station the next day, but they absconded.