The Khar police have arrested five people on Thursday who posed as Mumbai Crime Branch officers, abducted a lawyer in their car, and robbed him of Rs 5 lakh on September 8. According to the police, the accused are habitual offenders. They have been remanded in the custody of Mumbai Police until September 18. 

The accused have been identified as Sandesh Maladkar, Vikas Surve, Praful More, Chetan Gowda, and A Yagnik.