The Navghar police have arrested two accused for ‘raiding’ a house in Bhayandar posing as policemen, accusing the family of prostitution and demanding Rs 5 lakh. According to the police, the duo, posing as police officers, forcibly entered a flat in a building at Bhayandar East on the evening of Republic Day, and started searching the house. After seeing a couple in the bedroom, they accused the family of prostitution and threatened to arrest them.

They demanded Rs 5 lakh to arrest, and the family members were so scared that they decided to give the money by mortgaging their jewellery. The quick action of a friend whom the complainant called to seek help led to the arrest of the accused. The arrested accused have been identified as Sudarshan Khandare, 40, and Jitendra Patel, 40. Khandare was arrested by the Navghar police in 2022 in a similar case.