India, June 29 -- The Sahar police have arrested a 49-year-old taxi driver for allegedly extorting money from passengers travelling from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to other parts of the city. The accused driver, Warisali Sayuddin Shaikh, was arrested on Thursday after he allegedly threatened police officers posing as decoy customers with dire consequences if they did not pay an inflated fare for their journey to Borivali, police officers familiar with the case told Hindustan Times.

The action against the accused driver was part of a special operation by the Sahar police to fish out extortionist taxi and auto drivers demanding exorbitant fares from unsuspecting passengers. The operation was launched after a woma...