A senior inspector with the Thane Anti-Extortion Cell allegedly turned into an extortionist himself to help a retired police officer. A businessman accused Rajkumar Kothmire of threatening to kill him in a fake encounter over monetary disputes with Mahadev Kakde, who retired as police inspector in 2018.

Afsar Idris Khan, a 34-year-old resident of Thane, who is in the business of selling second hand truck-motorcars, met Mahadev and his son Kiran Kakde in January 2018. The Kakades told Khan that they have a side business of buying and selling old trucks and cars. In March, 2018, they sealed a deal to sell old trailers and the Kakdes transferred Rs 72 lakh to Khan for the business.