Sun Feb 02 01:10:00 UTC 2025: ## Fake Journalists Extort ₹1.1 Lakh from Nalgonda CI

**Nalgonda, Telangana:** A gang posing as journalists has been arrested after extorting ₹1.1 lakh from a Circle Inspector (CI) in Nalgonda district. The gang, operating for some time, targeted police officers, threatening them with exposure of alleged wrongdoings unless they paid bribes.

The CI, after being threatened and extorted, reported the matter to senior officials. Following an investigation, police apprehended one member of the gang, and are currently searching for others involved. The gang initially demanded ₹5 lakh from the CI, but he managed to pay ₹1.1 lakh before they began harassing his family to secure the remaining amount.

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