A 33-year-old man with the Division of Fireplace and Emergency Providers, who’s below suspension, was arrested Monday for allegedly extorting cash from spa and salon centres in Bengaluru metropolis posing as a policeman connected to the Central Crime Department (CCB).
In accordance with Bengaluru metropolis police, T R Anand, a resident of Peenya, claimed that he was the private assistant of Assistant Commissioner of Police Reena Suvarna and allegedly took ‘month-to-month’ (a time period the place bribe is collected month-to-month) of Rs 20,000 every from two spa and salon centres within the metropolis.
He was later remanded in judicial custody.
Anand is at present below suspension after he was posted to the Athani fireplace station in Belagavi district in reference to one other fraudulent exercise 4 months in the past, police mentioned.
Sources mentioned that Anand visited a spa centre on Kodigehall fundamental street on August 10, and threatened the employees that the Crime Department would raid the centre and ebook a false case of operating a prostitution racket in the event that they fail to pay Rs 25,000.
“Because the proprietor of the spa centre Smitha T P was away, he collected Rs 20,000 from Kundan, the supervisor. Smitha later checked if there was an individual named Anand within the police division and discovered that they have been conned. A month later, she filed a criticism with the Kodigehalli police. Throughout investigation it was discovered that Anand had collected ‘month-to-month’ from one other spa in Vidyaranyapura as nicely,” an investigation officer mentioned.
The police registered a case below numerous sections of Indian Penal Code. They have been capable of monitor down Anand simply as he had dedicated comparable crimes previously as nicely. “The CCTV footage clearly reveals that Anand was extorting cash from the spa employees. He has taken cash to his digital pockets and in addition in money,” the officer mentioned.
Anand was working at Peenya fireplace station and was transferred to Athani in Belagavi district not too long ago. “4 months in the past, he got here all the way down to Bengaluru and demanded cash from a hospital. It had come to the police discover and since then he was positioned below suspension,” he mentioned.