The Central Crime Branch officials on Tuesday arrested a man who posed as a Lokayukta inspector and tried to extort money from a government servant by threatening him with a corruption case against him.
The accused, Sreenath Reddy, 34, a class X dropout from Andhra Pradesh, is a habitual offender involved in burglary cases in Andhra Pradesh and in and around Bengaluru.
He had called an officer in the Vikasa Soudha, informing him that a complaint had been filed against him. Offering help, he demanded money to get the inquiry closed through a report from the technical team.
