7 booked for posing as ACB officials in Goa

Seven men including a police constable were arrested in Goa on Thursday for allegedly posing as Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) officials and extorting money from truck drivers passing through the state. The accused constable -- whose name was not disclosed -- was attached to Canacona police station in South Goa district, a senior police official said.

The state ACB started a probe after several truck drivers arriving from Gujarat complained that they were being harassed on the state border late at night. They were stopped for `vehicle checking' by some men who claimed to be ACB officials and who demanded money to `release' the trucks after `attaching' them, he said.

A team led by inspectors Gurudas Kadam and Tukaram Chavan of the ACB probed the case and busted the racket, he added.