TOKYO, Dec 14 (News On Japan) –
A person impersonating a plainclothes police officer has been arrested for extortion in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, allegedly accusing retailer prospects of illicit filming and coercing them into paying cash.
Similar incidents have been reported within the space, with whole damages estimated at 5.7 million yen.
Authorities arrested Shogo Ikeha, a 36-year-old resident of Shinjuku Ward, on suspicion of extortion. He is accused of focusing on a male buyer at an electronics retailer in July, coercing him into paying over 1 million yen.
Ikeha allegedly carried out the scheme with an confederate, accusing the sufferer of secretly recording inside the shop.
“We are plainclothes officers. A settlement of around 3 million yen should suffice,” Ikeha reportedly instructed the person.
The sufferer, nevertheless, was not engaged in any illicit exercise and was merely photographing merchandise. To improve the ruse, the suspects reportedly concerned one other particular person pretending to be the daddy of a “victim” of the alleged filming. The man was then pressured to withdraw 1.08 million yen in three separate transactions beneath duress.
Since July, comparable scams have been reported six instances round Akihabara Station, resulting in whole losses of roughly 5.7 million yen. Police are investigating Ikeha’s connection to those instances. Ikeha stays silent throughout questioning.