Fake Mantralaya Flying Squad Officer Arrested!
The Mulund police have arrested a bogus Mantralaya Flying Squad officer for extorting money from the shop owners who are renovating their shops on Goregaon Mulund Link Road (GMLR). The fraud came to light when the man impersonating as a Mantralaya Flying Squad official failed to produce his ID card!
The widening work of the GMLR has gained momentum. To hasten the work, the BMC has allotted the shops obstructing the widening process one plus one development. The shop owners have even been handed the relevant papers by the BMC. Elated at the BMC decision, the shops’ owners have begun to move back and give ample space for the widening of the GMLR. The shop owners have also begun renovating their shops vertically. However, the shop owners got a set-back when an alleged officer stopped the renovation terming it illegal and demanded a bribe to resume work!
A shop owner informed, “On Wednesday, at around 6 p.m., an SUV stopped in front of our shops and a man named Suresh Ingole stepped out. He introduced himself as a Flying Squad Officer of Mantralaya and on duty to inspect the illegal construction. Ingole demanded to immediately stop the illegal vertical construction. He demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000/- from every shop owner to resume construction.”
Another shop owner said, “Initially, the shop owners were terrified as the van in which Ingole landed had the sticker with the state government emblem. Besides, the windows of the SUV were tainted, hence everybody believed him to be a legitimate government officer. However, when one of the shop owners demanded of Ingole to show his ID card, Ingole was in a tight spot and his true identity was exposed.
Soon, the shop owners called the police. The police not only arrested Ingole but also seized his SUV. The police charged him for impersonating a government official and demanding bribe and misusing the government emblem.
The next day Suresh Ingole was presented in court. He was given bail. The Mulund police are investigating the case.
