MUMBAI, Aug. 29 -- A Class 12 pass-out allegedly took a leaf out of the Bollywood movie 'Special 26' and tried to play a Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) officer, but his act ended with him in police custody. The unemployed man allegedly posed as an MPCB field officer, collected Rs.10,000 from a Goregaon factory owner by threatening action over pollution violations and was arrested when he returned to demand more money, police said. The accused has been identified as Swaraj Ghosalkar, who allegedly used the name Sachin Mahadik while posing as an MPCB field officer. He was arrested by Vanrai police after the factory owner alerted them when Mahadik returned to the premises on Tuesday. Abdul Shaikh, senior inspector of Vanrai police station, said, "The accused is unemployed and has studied up to Class 12. He took inspiration from the movie Special 26 and extorted Rs.10,000 from the complainant. We have not found any previous record of him committing a similar offence." The complainant, Shailesh Povale, 52, owns Lakshmi Metallurgical and Marine Engineers at Kothari Industrial Estate in Goregaon East. According to police, on August 25, Povale was told by his accountant, Vijay Mandavkar, that an MPCB officer wanted to meet him. Ghosalkar allegedly showed Povale a visiting card identifying him as an MPCB "Field Officer" and carrying the address of the board's Sion office. He allegedly told Povale that he and his team had taken over inspections from another field officer and threatened to report the company for pollution violations. He then allegedly demanded money. Povale told police that Ghosalkar warned him of consequences if he did not pay. He then instructed his accountant to give Ghosalkar Rs.10,000 in cash. After Ghosalkar left, Povale contacted his BMC consultant, Kailas Mane, to verify his identity. Mane allegedly told him that no person named Sachin Mahadik worked as an MPCB field officer. Ghosalkar later contacted Povale on WhatsApp and allegedly claimed that he had spoken to two senior MPCB officials, SRO Shakeel Shaikh and RO Suchit Dholan. He allegedly demanded another Rs.25,000. When Povale asked him to bring the senior officer to the company, Ghosalkar allegedly reduced the demand and later asked for Rs.12,000 through Google Pay for a three-year clearance. Povale said he could not make the payment online and asked Ghosalkar to come to the company the next morning for the cash. When Ghosalkar arrived around 10am on Tuesday, Povale alerted the police. Following which, officers reached the premises and arrested him. Police have registered a case for alleged impersonation and extortion....