Hyderabad: The Task Force sleuths along with Gandhi Nagar Police have arrested a pseudo police officer, Sunny Jadhav, for posing as a Police and extorting money from victims. Police have seized Rs 3 lakh cash, two wheeler vehicle and mobile phones from the accused.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Task Force, S Rashmi Perumal said that the accused Sunny Jadhav, resides in Parsigutta, and works as an insurance agent for Renew Buy Insurance Company in Somajiguda. Driven by his addiction to online gambling and horse racing, he found his salary insufficient to support his extravagant lifestyle.
In 2017, a case was registered against him in Madhapur for extorting money by posing himself as a Police Officer. To meet his expenses, he devised a plan targeting customers who booked call girls at star hotels in Hyderabad city. Posing as a police officer, he would display a police ID card on his mobile phone, which he had obtained from a social media group. He then threatened these customers with legal action and public exposure unless they paid him money," police said.
In February, 2023, Sunny executed his plan at Hotel Marriott in Secunderabad. Approaching a victim, he introduced himself as a police officer, displaying the ID card photo on his mobile. He led the victim to the hotel’s terrace, where he blackmailed him, claiming to possess nude videos and threatening to expose them to the victim’s family. Demanding Rs. 5 lakh, he collected the amount from the victim and also snatched a 2 Tola gold chain from the victim’s neck before escaping on his blue Activa.
Subsequently, Sunny continued to harass and threaten the victim over the phone, extorted an additional Rs 5 lakh in multiple transactions, resulting in a total extortion of Rs 10 lakh and the gold chain. Unable to bear the continuous harassment, the victim approached the police, leading to the stringent action by the Task Force.
