Delhi man posing as MCD official extorts elderly woman

On May 9, the accused visited the woman’s house by posing as an MCD official and told her to pay a fine for the unclean drains in the locality

Updated on: May 25, 2025, 11:11:06 IST

By Jignasa Sinha

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New Delhi A 42-year-old property dealer has been arrested for allegedly posing as an MCD official, cheating and extorting an elderly woman in south Delhi’s Defence Colony area.

The accused, Tausif Raja, a resident of Shaheen Bagh, was arrested on Friday after scanning hundreds of CCTVs and call records. (Representational image)

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The accused threatened the woman that he would cut her power supply and restrict her family from hosting a wedding if she fails to pay a challan of ₹50,000 for unclean drains, according to police.

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On May 9, the accused visited the woman’s house by posing as an MCD official and told her to pay a fine for the unclean drains in the locality. The accused threatened that he will not allow her son’s wedding to take place unless the fines were paid.

“The woman paid an amount of ₹25,000 out of fear. However, the accused demanded ₹50 lakhs on May 13. The woman’s husband handed over ₹1.5 lakhs in cash to the man near Modi Mill flyover, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (south) Ankit Chauhan.

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The accused continued to harass the family which led them to file a police complaint. “We verified the information and found that he faked his identity. The accused, Tausif Raja, a resident of Shaheen Bagh, was arrested on Friday after scanning hundreds of CCTVs and call records. He was also involved in another cheating case from the IP Estate area in 2018, said DCP Chauhan.

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Jignasa Sinha
Jignasa Sinha is a Special Correspondent at Hindustan Times in New Delhi. With more than six years of reporting experience, she covers crime and policing in the national capital. Her beats also include Delhi prisons, the Delhi Fire Services and Delhi courts, while she regularly reports on gender, labour and social justice. Over the course of her career, Jignasa has reported on major criminal investigations, international crime syndicates, high-profile cyber fraud cases, law-and-order developments, protests, disasters and public institutions. Her reporting combines breaking news with in-depth, long form, human interest stories that examine the human impact of public policy, policing and the criminal justice system. In addition to reporting for the newspaper, she contributes to the Hindustan Times website and app, and plays an active role in coordinating on-ground coverage of major developments and breaking news across Delhi. Before joining Hindustan Times, Jignasa worked at The Indian Express newspaper in New Delhi, where she spent five years covering crime, Delhi airport, courts and health. She began her journalism career as an intern at an AI magazine in Bengaluru while pursuing her postgraduate diploma in multimedia journalism at the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media.Read More

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