A person claiming to be a special branch employee demanded money from the shopkeeper, the accused was arrested from the spot

Ludhiana : Police of Police Station Division No. 5 has arrested an accused who, posing as an officer of the Special Branch of Police, threatened to file a complaint against a shopkeeper and extorted Rs 5,000. According to the police, the arrested accused has been identified as Mansoora village. He has been identified as Gurpreet Singh, resident of. Ludhiana Police is searching for the accomplice of the accused. Two people had come to a salon named King near Dhyan Singh Complex. After going to his salon, he started introducing himself as an officer of the Special Branch of Ludhiana Police.

One of the accused had a pistol and started demanding Rs 5,000 by threatening to lodge a complaint. Police station division number five reached the spot and arrested the accused Gurpreet Singh with a 32 bore pistol. Police have registered an FIR in this case and have started searching for the second accused.