Four individuals have been booked for allegedly posing as journalists and attempting to extort Rs 2 lakh from a tempo driver and his family in Ulhasnagar town, Maharashtra, police said on Monday.

The police have already apprehended one of the suspects, while a search is ongoing for the remaining three, including a woman, in connection with the extortion attempt that occurred on November 22, an official confirmed. Based on a complaint, a case has been registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (Indian Penal Code), including extortion, criminal trespass, and criminal intimidation, the official added.