Ludhiana doctor gets extortion call, asked to pay Rs 2 crore

Ludhiana: In yet another case of extortion, a city-based doctor filed a complaint after receiving a call from unidentified persons who demanded Rs 2 crore and threatened to kill him and his family members if he failed to pay.  

The doctor said that he was followed by the accused on several occasions for a few months and received an extortion call of Rs 2 crore and death threats if the money was not paid which prompted him to approach the police.   

The police have registered an FIR under sections 384, 386 (Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt) and 120 B (Punishment of criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) based on his complaint. 

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In his complaint, the doctor identified as Dr Damandeep Singh Makkar claimed that he noticed a a Toyota Fortuner following him on several occasions in December last year. Thinking it was a mere coincidence, the doctor ignored it. 

However, on January 27 and February 2, he received WhatsApp calls and messages from foreign numbers where the accused demanded Rs 2 crore extortion. The accused allegedly threatened the doctor that if he failed to pay the amount, he and his family members would be killed. 

The accused is reported to have shared photographs of his family when they were out of the house to show that they were keeping tabs on the movement of his family members. 

Following this, he filed a complaint at the police station. While investigating the case, the police found that the two accused identified as Amritpal Singh of Mullanpur Dakha and Tajinderpal Singh Gill of Sidhwan Bet who were arrested for threatening an Aggar Nagar resident for ₹3 crore extortion money are suspected to be behind the doctor's extortion call.

The police suspect these two accused are targeting the doctor based on the mobile number and the registration number of the Toyota Fortuner car which is believed to be a match. 

Investigating officer ASI Pardeep Kumar told The Tribune, "A case against unknown persons had been registered. However, the circumstantial evidence suggests that Amritpal and Tajinderpal could be behind this case as well."  

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