HOWRAH: Two men, who posed as cops on National Highway 16 at night to extort money from travellers, mercilessly beat up a youth early on Saturday after he refused to pay the amount that they had demanded, leading to his death. The victim's friends alerted cops and a team from the Bagnan police station reached the spot and arrested the duo. They have been charged with murder and snatching.
According to police, Tarakeswar resident Sujay Das (25) was driving a goods carrier when two men, allegedly dressed in police uniform, flagged the vehicle down on NH 16 (earlier NH 6) near Barunda under the Bagnan police station, ahead of Kolaghat. Six of Das's friends were in the vehicle's deck. They were all headed for Digha.
