Jogeshwari police have arrested two fraudsters who posed as BMC officials and attempted to extort Rs 5000 from a shopkeeper under the pretext of inspecting fire safety equipment.

According to police, the complainant, Chirag Kantariya, 39, runs a garment shop on lease in Jogeshwari East. On September 11, two men approached him at the shop, said they were BMC staff, showed him identity cards and asked to see the fire extinguisher.