Video: Extortion attempt by fake cops on East-West Corridor (NH27)

Extraordinary to be doing this on a busy highway in broad daylight with such impunity.

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On 31 March 2022, while driving on East-West Corridor (NH-27) at a place in Manigachhi, Bihar (GPS coordinates E86.131820 N26.218144), we were stopped by a few guys wearing high visibility vests (not in uniform) demanding ₹600 as 2 months entry tax for Bihar. They claimed to be traffic police. After arguments, they came down to ₹400. I demanded a receipt and ID. They produced some kind of ID, but when I tried to take pictures, they let me go without paying any money. This appears to be an extortion attempt. My dashcam captured a couple of guys as well as the entire conversation. They posted a sticker (photo given below) on my windshield before demanding money.

Here's what BHPian itwasntme had to say on the matter:

Extraordinary to be doing this in broad daylight with such impunity. Please tweet to MoRTH copying Nitin Gadkari, NHAI etc.

Glad you insisted on a government receipt.

Here's what BHPian ABHI_1512 had to say on the matter:

Good on you for brazing it out through the crooks. These fly by night operators prey on innocent citizens who don’t take the pain of asking! I went through your dashcam conversation, upon asking what’s written on the receipt, the guy said and I quote - Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of Delhi

The same thing was happening in the Srikakulam-Vizag sector some years back. Motorists should be alert in not giving into these crooks. It’s horrendous that these things are happening in broad daylight! And entry tax for two months - that itself was the red flag!

Here's what BHPian anjan_c2007 had to say on the matter:

Great to see you demanding their ID card and a receipt for the transaction. They gave up it appears. The guys by their looks, movements and talks look amateurish and are taking their baby steps into the world of extortion and further criminal activities. This NH 27 spot appears to be one of their field training grounds. And be sure that they will soon shift the location for their criminal activities to some new site, very likely the next day. Day to day shifting makes them less vulnerable to a law enforcement agency swooping on them and thereafter detaining them (if they are unable to bribe the agency).

This looks overtly like paying Rs 600 for a two-month VISA to enter Bihar. These crooks after wasting nearly four minutes talking during the dashcam recording must have thought about the unproductive minutes and hence rather than get explained details and get trapped thought of letting your vehicle move on scot-free.

But the fact is that they are stopping so many other vulnerable motor vehicles for extortion in broad daylight.

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