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Unidentified gangsters booked for extortion

Dilbag Singh

Unidentified gangsters booked for extortion

NURMAHAL 18 OCTOBER 

 

The Bilga police have booked an unidentified gangster on the charge of extortion.

 

The victim complained to the police that he received a WhatsApp call on his mobile number demanding Rs 50 Lakhs as ransom and threatening him with dire consequences.

 

Investigating Officer Amandeep Singh said a case under section 308(2) (extortion), 351(2,3) (criminal intimidation of the BNS has been registered against an unidentified accused.

 

Increasing activities of gangsters have created a sense of insecurity among residents and put a question mark on police functioning.