An 81-year-old man was booked in Borivali for allegedly posing as an FDA official and extorting ₹50,000.
Maharashtra: Borivali police have registered an FIR against an 81-year-old man. He is accused of posing as a senior Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official and extorting ₹50,000 from a hotel manager.
The accused identified himself as a Joint Commissioner
The accused has been identified as Ramchandra Yadav. He allegedly posed as the Joint Commissioner of the FDA, Maharashtra, and demanded ₹2 lakh from the manager of a hotel in Borivali West, threatening to file a complaint with the FDA. Acting on the complaint, police detained Yadav after he took ₹50,000 from the hotel manager. The incident occurred a few days ago.
According to the FIR, the complainant, Amar Palej, 40, a resident of Dahisar East, works as a manager at the Borivali Biryani Centre in Babhai Naka, Borivali West. The hotel is owned by Hardik Udeshi, 44, and he accepts food orders through various online delivery apps.
Controversial Food Order
A few days ago, at around 7:48 p.m., the hotel received an online order for Chicken Tikka Biryani and Chicken Lollipops from a food delivery app in the name of Ashish Yadav (Order ID: 7608795918). The order was processed and delivered to the address provided.
Threats Received Allegations of Adulteration
The next day, at around 12 a.m., two men came to the hotel. One identified himself as Ashish Yadav, while the other claimed to be his father, Ramchandra Yadav.
Ashish Yadav showed Palej the online order and alleged that a piece of glass was found in the Chicken Tikka Biryani. Palej apologized and offered a refund and a replacement order.
However, Ramchandra Yadav called Palej outside the hotel, refused to refund him, and allegedly threatened him with a penalty of ₹4 lakh if he complained to the FDA. He also claimed to be the joint commissioner of the FDA, Maharashtra.
