Delhi Police Captures Goa Extortionist on the Run
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Synopsis
On March 30, an impersonator was arrested in Dehradun after extorting Rs 30 lakh from a Goa hotel guest by posing as a Delhi Police officer. The arrest followed a series of investigations highlighting the suspect's evasion of law enforcement.
Key Takeaways
- Impersonation of police can lead to serious legal consequences.
- Extortion schemes can involve multiple accomplices.
- Delhi Police actively pursues fugitives across states.
- Counterfeit currency circulation remains a concern.
- Law enforcement can arrest without a warrant under certain conditions.
New Delhi, March 30 (NationPress) A fraudster who extorted Rs 30 lakh from a hotel patron in Goa by impersonating a Delhi Police officer from the Narcotics branch was apprehended in Dehradun by a team from the Delhi Police Crime Branch, an official reported on Sunday.
Imad Khan, a 33-year-old accountant hailing from Haryana, was nabbed from a hideaway near Shimla Bypass Road, close to ISBT, Dehradun on Friday by Delhi Police.
He had been evading capture after escaping from the Goa Police, who had previously detained him in connection with the extortion.
During interrogation, Khan revealed that he, along with his accomplices, including a woman, had extorted Rs 30 lakh from the victim by masquerading as law enforcement officers.
Khan admitted to the Delhi Police that he was caught by Goa Police on June 19, 2024, but managed to flee from their custody outside Mumbai Airport.
"Since that incident, he had been on the run, frequently changing his location. Following verification of facts and accumulation of substantial evidence, he was arrested under section 35(1)(c) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which permits police officers to make arrests without a warrant,” stated a Delhi Police official.
According to Aditya Gautam, DCP of the Cyber Cell in the Crime Branch, Khan began working as a chef in a Delhi club in 2023, which was owned by his accomplice – a woman.
This woman introduced him to Basit, Faizan, Bhuvan, Yasir, and Salman, informing him of a businessman from Mumbai who could be targeted for extortion. Consequently, on August 20, 2023, he and his associates traveled to Mapusa, Goa, where two villas were reserved by the female suspect, and the extortion was executed.
Other accused individuals Basit, Faizan, Bhuvan, and Yasir have already been apprehended, according to DCP Gautam.
In an unrelated incident, amidst high drama in the bustling Sarojini Nagar Market in south Delhi, two women were arrested for attempting to circulate 33 counterfeit currency notes of Rs 100 while shopping, an official stated on Sunday.
At the ages of 22 and 29, one of the women is a resident of Faridabad in Haryana, while the other is from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
A case, FIR No. 105/2025, was registered under section 180 BNS – possession of forged currency notes – at the Sarojini Nagar police station following their arrest on March 19.
Both women were taken into custody and presented before the relevant court, as confirmed by DCP South West district Surendra Choudhary.
