Bihar Surgeon Threatened with Rs 20 lakh Extortion Call
Patna: A Jamui-based surgeon was allegedly threatened over the phone by an unidentified caller demanding Rs 20 lakh as rangdari (extortion). The doctor has lodged a complaint regarding the threat at the Jamui Sadar police station.
A shocking case of extortion and intimidation has emerged from Bihar, where Suryanand Singh, a well-known surgeon based in Jamui, was allegedly threatened over the phone by an unidentified caller demanding Rs 20 lakh as extortion.
According to the police, the call was made from the Deoghar jail in Jharkhand on June 4 around 2 p.m., with the caller identifying himself as Parihar, news agency PTI reported.
The caller used a threatening tone and insisted that the amount be paid urgently.
The call was made to Suryanand Singh, a well-known surgeon based in Jamui, while he was at his Jamui–Malaypur Road hospital.
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