The Sadashivanagar police on Monday arrested a gang of three people who claimed to be police personnel, abducted a para medic student and robbed ₹ 1.7 lakh from him.
The accused Arun, Rakesh, and Harish were arrested based on the complaint filed by the victim. The accused were police informers and misused their proximity to the police, and started an extortion racket, a police officer said.
According to the police, the accused who claimed to be police personnel approached students and people moving alone on the roads to rob valuables from them after threatening to foist false NDPS cases against them.
