DE Web Desk
SRINAGAR, Feb 7: Police on Tuesday arrested an extortionist, who was impersonating as a militant in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
Police Station Rajpora received a written complaint from one (Name withheld for security reasons) wherein stated that at about 1930 Hours while on way to home from his clinic, some unknown person intercepted him and threatened him with weapons and asked for money and other valuable items and fled away from the spot by taking his valet containing Rs 3300 and mobile phone, a police statement said.
Police registered a Case under relevant sections of law in Police Station Rajpora and set an investigation into motion during which several persons were rounded up.
One among the arrested persons identified as Adil Ahmad Dar a resident of Bellow was interrogated professionally, who revealed that he had committed the said crime using toy pistols. Upon his disclosure two Toy pistols, three valets, one Redmi Mobile phone, Cash of Rs 3330, JK Bank ATM , Adhar card, SBI ATM Card, Driving Licence, Pan Card , Election Card ,Jio Sim card and a voucher of Altaf Electric works Shopian were recovered.
Further investigation into the matter is in progress, Police added.
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