Baramulla, Oct 23: In a significant crackdown on criminal misuse of media credentials, Baramulla Police have arrested Riyaz Ahmad Mugloo for allegedly posing as a journalist to extort money and intimidate individuals and public officials through social media.

In a statement issued here to news agency JKNS, a police spokesperson said, Baramulla Police have arrested Riyaz Ahmad Mugloo for his involvement in multiple cases of extortion, blackmail, and criminal intimidation, wherein he allegedly misused the title of a journalist to threaten and extort money from individuals and public officials through social media for unlawful financial gain, statement reads.

A complaint was received from employees of the Municipal Council Baramulla alleging that the accused had extorted money from them a

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