Sambhal (UP), Feb 9 (PTI) Police on Monday arrested a 22-year-old man in Sambhal district for posing as an income tax officer, issuing a fake notice to a person and demanding Rs 24 lakh, a police official said.

The accused has been identified as Mohit alias Prince (22), a resident of Thillupura village.

SP Krishan Kumar said Nakhasa police station received information that a person, posing as an income tax officer, was threatening Sheeshpal, a resident of Akhtarapur Taga village, claiming that he had Rs 2 crore in black money.

To avoid income tax proceedings, Sheeshpal was asked to pay 12 per cent of the "black money" amount -- Rs 24 lakh.

Upon finding the allegations to be true, police registered a case on Sunday on the basis of Sheeshpal's complaint, he said.

The case was registered under Sections 308(2) (extortion), 338 (forgery of valuable security, will, etc.), 336(3) (forgery), 340(2) (forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the BNS against Prince.

He was arrested on Sunday, police said, and added that a forged ID card, a forged Income Tax Department letter, and a forged income tax notice were recovered from him. PTI COR NAV PRK PRK

Fake income tax officer arrested after extortion and forgery allegations; forged ID and notices recovered, case registered. Allegations that an individual posed as an income tax officer to demand payment to avoid tax proceedings gave rise to criminal charges for extortion, forgery and criminal intimidation; police registered a case on complaint, arrested the suspect and recovered a forged ID, a forged departmental letter and a forged notice used to induce payment.