Ludhiana, Nov. 14 -- The Ludhiana police have arrested four persons, including a Punjab home guard personnel, for allegedly impersonating CIA officials and extorting money from people by threatening to implicate them in criminal cases.

According to police, the gang had reportedly targeted at least 10 people over the past fortnight, posing as police personnel and demanding money to let them go.

The accused have been identified as Parminder Singh, 29, a serving state home guard personnel from Anand Nagar, Khanna; Gurwinder Singh, 50, a farmer from Rahon village, Khanna; Surinderpal Singh, 50, a farmer and sarpanch from Sangatpura village, Samrala; and Ajit Kumar, 34, a caterer from Giaspura. They were all arrested from Giaspura.

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