Mumbai Airport Crime: 3 Arrested For Posing As Customs & DRI Officers, Targeting Dubai-Based Passenger At Parking Lot
Mumbai's Sahar police arrested three accused for allegedly impersonating Customs and DRI officials to target a 24-year-old passenger at the international airport. The trio allegedly seized his passport, phone and boarding pass while threatening interrogation. A traffic constable intervened, leading to their arrest. Police recovered a fake identity card and launched further investigations. Mumbai:…
Mumbai police have arrested three men for allegedly posing as customs officers and extorting money from passengers at the airport. The accused individuals are Mohammad Zohaib Usman Baloch, Zaid Nadeem Sheikh, and Saliya Saeed Ahmed Qureshi. Baloch resides in Andheri (West), Sheikh lives in Malad (West), and Qureshi runs a tiffin service.
The trio allegedly used fake identity cards from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and the Customs department to carry out their extortion scheme. They targeted international passengers, threatening them with fines for carrying prohibited items. When confronted, one of the accused grabbed a passenger's passport and phone, demanding to inspect his luggage.
A traffic official intervened, halting the incident. The arrested men confessed to targeting passengers by pretending to be enforcement officials. Police are now investigating if the accused duped other passengers, the duration of their criminal activities, and if they had any accomplices.
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