The Kurar police have arrested a 36-year-old man for allegedly impersonating a police officer and trying to extort Rs 5 lakh from Shiv Sena MLA Sunil Parbhu by threatening to frame him in a murder case. Accused Nishant, alias Sunny Parmar, even tricked the Kurar police into sharing the MLA’s contact details, said the cops. He was picked up from Beed last week.

Sources said Parmar is a habitual offender and has targeted jewellers, builders and other businessmen in the past using the same method. Originally from Gujarat, he once lived at Dahisar, said the police.