LOHIAN KHAS
The Lohian Khas police have booked a Tarn Taran villager on the charge of extortion.
Investigating officer (IO) Prem Lal said that the accused had been identified as Satnam Singh alias Satta a resident of Naushehra Pannuan village under Sarhali police station, Tarn Taran.
Gurcharan Singh a resident of Nasser Pur village complained to the police that the accused made two WhatsApp calls from different numbers on his phone number and demanded Rs 50 Lakhs as ransom money.
IO said a case under section 308(5) (extortion)) of the B.N.S. has been registered against the accused.
This is the second case registered against the accused of extortion.
Earlier a case was registered against the accused in October month. Avtar Singh a resident of Kotli Kamboj village had complained to the police that the accused made a WhatsApp call from a number on his phone number and demanded Rs 50 Lakhs as ransom money.