Vadodara: The police on Thursday arrested four men posing as journalists to extort money from a businessman in the city. The accused entered the company’s premises in Makarpura GIDC and accused the management of illegally running the firm. According to the complaint filed by Dhiren Fadiya, who works as manager in Sabar Insulating Kit Centre, four men came into theisr company premises in a car on March 15. They claimed to be from a weekly, Sayaji Samachar and one of them took out a camera and began shooting. The accused claimed that they entered the company premises with the permission of the government and police.
“The accused alleged that the company was being run illegally and threatened to telecast its news. They then demanded Rs one lakh from the complainant and even got into scuffle with him,” the police said. All the four then threatened Fadiya and other employees before leaving the company premises.
The police said that one of the accused was arrested in connection with different criminal cases in Panigate police station and Navapura police station. All the four are yet to undergo identification parade and hence the cops haven’t revealed their names.
Three days ago, the police had arrested four men who claimed to be journalists working in some newspapers. They had barged into a beauty parlour on Sama Savli Road and tried to extort Rs two lakh from the owner.