Conman posing as ACB officer arrested in Hyderabad

<p>Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 13 (ANI): The Hyderabad police arrested a man who posed himself as an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officer and tried to extort money from a private school, the police said.</p><p>The man named Hanumanth Rao tried to extort Rs 1.5 crore from a private school in Chanda Nagar Police Station limits.</p><p>Rao was arrested following a complaint filed by the school authorities.</p><p>According to the police, a case has been registered in the matter under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the accused has been sent to judicial remand.</p><p>Earlier in March, a 23-year-old man allegedly posing an ACB official, raided schools, harassed principals and teachers in Rajasthan's Kota.</p><p>As per information, the man played all the drama to impress a girl into marrying him.</p><p>In a similar incident, a 26-year-old man, Ashish Kumar, was arrested for allegedly posing as a police officer and extorting money from a 19-year-old man in north-east Delhi's Jyoti Nagar. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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