A college student was allegedly harassed by three people who posed as police personnel and demanded a fine of ₹50,000 after accusing her of violating the law by smoking an e-cigarette in an autorickshaw.

According to sources, the complainant smoked an e-cigarette while heading home from college in an autorickshaw. The accused, who were following the woman on a bike, stopped her rickshaw. One of them got inside the autorickshaw and introduced himself as a police personal. He then told the woman that e-cigarettes are banned and that she had violated the law. He also threatened to take her to the police station if she failed to pay a fine of Rs 50,000.