Fake journalist arrested in Delhi

Monday, February 18, 2008, 21:33 [IST]

New Delhi, Feb 18 (UNI) The Delhi Police today arrested a man, who posed as a journalist and resorted to extortion threats.

Police said Arvind Sinha (28) had been posing as a journalist of magazine ''Justinprint'' and was issuing threats to a chemist, Om Prakash, of Shakti Nagar in North Delhi.

The fake journalist used to threaten the chemist of telecasting on TV a sting operation on the irregularities in the supply of medicine to CGHS dispensary and also get that published in newspapers.

He was arrested yesterday and a CD seized from his possession, police added.

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