PUNE: The Alandi police arrested Mahindra Pandurang Zombade (35) and Chandrakant Waman Kamble (36), both residents of Chakan, for posing as policemen, checking vehicles and extorting money in form of fines on the Chakan-Alandi Road on Friday evening.
They were wearing Khaki uniforms. The duo, according to police, was also extorting money from the autorickshaw drivers. Police have filed a case of extortion against the duo.
A police patrol team, headed by sub-inspector Yogesh Gaikwad, that was passing by spotted them. “The two were stopping the autorickshaws and were asking the documents like registration certificate, driving licence and others. They were asking for Rs100 from the autorickshaw drivers if they did not having any valid documents,” Gaikwad said.