SHAHKOT
The Shahkot police have arrested a village resident on the charge of extorting money from tipper drivers.
The Station House Officer (SHO) Gurindar Jit Singh Nagra said that the accused has been identified as Gabhar Singh son of Jeet Singh a resident of Bahmanni Khurd village.
SHO said that the accused and his three accomplices were forcibly collecting Rs 300 per tipper from drivers transporting sand in the area on the pretext of repairing a passage.
SHO said that a case under section 384(extortion)of the IPC was registered against the accused.