Six arrested for duping sawmill owner of Rs 1 lakh

According to the details of the case,the accused had first intercepted a wood-laden truck near Sabar Hotel on the Sanad-Sarkhej highway. “They started interrogating the driver by posing as forest department officials,” said Sanand Inspector R R Limbad.

The jittery truck driver took the six to his employer,the police said.

“Manoj posed as a Sub-District Forest Officer and demanded Rs 3 lakh from the sawmill owners. The amount was later negotiated to Rs 1 lakh,” Limbad added.

The police said Hardik was the first to be nabbed.

The other five were arrested following leads that Hardik gave during his interrogation.

The police are probing into the possibility of the accused having been involved in some other similar cheating cases.