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Four men were arrested by Jubilee Hills police for extorting money while posing as transgender persons (Visuals credit: X)

HYDERABAD: Four men who had extorted money from a BMW car owner while posing as transgender persons were arrested by the Jubilee Hills police on Friday.The accused are Yadagiri, 44, Satyanarayana, 41, K Ramesh, 40, and S Ramesh, 42, from Boduppal.An extortion case was registered against the unknown accused posing as transgender persons after they had extorted Rs 5,000 from a BMW car owner at Road Number 45 in Jubilee Hills on August 21.“The incident took place near True Black Coffee Shop in Jubilee Hills. Four fraudsters posing as transgender persons intercepted a BMW car as its owner was leaving the place after having coffee. They forcibly demanded money and took it from him. We have registered an extortion case against the accused,” Jubilee Hills inspector D Ashok said.Subsequently, in the first week of September, DGP CV Anand instructed police commissioners to curb the extortion incidents involving members of the transgender community.Jubilee Hills police verified footage from hundreds of CCTV cameras in the area and with the help of West Zone Task Force sleuths, the accused were arrested from Boduppal on Thursday.“We have produced the four accused men before the court and they were sent to judicial remand,” the inspector said.