Mumbai Crime: From lawman to conman in just 500m

The Government Railway Police GRP at Borivli station on Wednesday night caught an advocate after he allegedly tried to extort money from an outstation passenger by posing as a ticket collector and then as a cop While the accused advocate Manoj Radhakishan Saboo 40 is out on bail his lawyer claims Saboo was framed in the case by the Borivli GRPThe incident occurred in the wee hours of Thursday The Borivli GRP claim Saboo who has been a practising lawyer for several years and owns a law firm tried to extort money from a passenger who was waiting at platform number 10 at Borivli station Sources at Borivli GRP said Saboo had told the complainant he will file a case against him because he was waiting at the platformAlso ReadConman uses unique trick to steals Rs 154 lakh from ATMIn the CCTV footage he is seen walking away with the passenger he allegedly tried to extort money fromMischievous activityThe complainant Arif Khan 40 is a truck driver and was waiting for his boss at Borivli station after his train back home to Haryana got delayed He denied being in any sort of heated argument and instead alleged that the accused woke him up to harass himSince I had a severe headache I covered my head with a handkerchief and lied down on the platform where others were also sleeping In the wee hours Saboo came prodded and woke me up to ask me if I was drunk I told him I wasnt and that I was waiting for my boss Saboo told me that he is an official from the crime branch He did not listen to me and asked me to accompany him to conduct some test to check if I was inebriatedAlso ReadMumbai Crime Brave woman catches conman who duped her of Rs 10000Manoj Saboo Since I was not drunk I accompanied him and called my boss to apprise him about the situation Thereafter my boss suggested me to give Saboo some money to get rid of any police action I opened my wallet and tried to pay him But he insisted I accompany him to Borivli West where his vehicle was parked He wanted me to take a ride on his twowheeler and forced me to undergo some test and sign a paper But I denied sitting pillion on his motorbike During our conversation thankfully two RPF officials arrived and rescued me I filed a complained against Saboo at Borivali railway police said KhanA GRP official said When the RPF official asked Saboo about the matter he told the onduty officer that he is an official from the crime branch The RPF official then hauled Saboo and the complainant to his office after which Borivli GRP was informed the officer addedJust went for teaNarrating his version of the incident Saboo said My office is near the railway station After working till late in the evening I wanted to have a cup of tea But it started raining so I went towards Borivli East where I saw a few people fighting over an issue Since I was wearing a white shirt and black trousers the people misunderstood me as a ticket collector and asked me to interveneMeanwhile two policemenin uniform arrived and asked me if I am impersonating a ticket collector I told them that I am an advocate at the court in Borivli and am just trying to calm down the people fighting over an issue But one of them asked my qualifications and identity and hauled me to the RPF station he saidLater they confiscated my cell phone barring me from communicating with anyone for helpThe high handedness of police did not stop there and they booked me in a false case after detaining me till late in the night I will fight for justice and drag these cops to high court said Saboo However according to GRP officials the CCTV footage of the spot has been recovered and it tells a different story altogether The officials claimed that when Saboo reached the spot none of the commuters were seen fighting on camera They have also recorded the statement of the complainant in the case who has alleged that Saboo had tried to take money from himOut on bailMeanwhile based on the passengers complaint the Borivli GRP official registered a case against Saboo He was then produced before a court in Borivli where he otherwise argues for clients The president of the Borivli advocate bar association Rajesh A More appeared for Saboo After hearing the arguments from both sides the court sent Saboo to judicial remand He was later released on bailMore told midday Saboo is a reputed lawyer in the city and has been practising in the court since years He has been falsely implicated in this case by the Borivli GRP The cops in the FIR have underlined that Saboo demanded 350 from the complainant Saboo owns four offices in the premises of the Borivli court and has been excelling in his careerVerify factsThe cops should verify the facts before jeopardising an innocent persons career and reputation by falsely implicating him We will raise this matter before the Bar Council and if need be file a defamation case against the GRP official who has falsely booked Saboo whose public image has been dented badly More addedCatch up on all the latest Crime 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