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

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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