The Mumbai Crime Branch arrested a person, who posed as an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, for allegedly kidnapping a Surat-based businessman and extorting Rs 16 lakh. The accused has been identified as Shyamsunder Sharma (38), a resident of Ajmer in Rajasthan.

Mohammed Ehtesham Aslam Naviwala, a businessman from Surat, who is into garment export business, had borrowed money from some businessmen. However, he was unable to return the money and had gone into hiding in Bengaluru.