Pay Rs 20 crore or we will blow up your Clinic: Bihar Pediatrician gets extortion threat

“The letter was received by my staff and handed over to me. When I opened the envelope and read the letter, I went into shock. I immediately informed local police and IMA officials about the incident,” said Dr Rupesh Kumar. A copy of the letter has been shared by Aj Tak where the sender introduced himself as one Bumbum Kumar from the village called Jagdishpur in Begusarai. The sender mentioned the name of a Thakur gang and claimed to be a part of it. In the letter, he stated, "if our demands are not fulfilled within 8 days, by the 9th day, the gang will blow up your clinic." 

Threatening the doctor, the letter stated that there would be bloodshed and they would make it impossible for the doctor to go outside Begusarai if he refuses to pay Rs 20 crore to the gang. According to IANS, SP Yogendra Kumar said: “We have registered an FIR in this matter in the town police station based on the complaint given by the victim and the contents of the letter. Preliminary investigation revealed that a criminal from a village who comes under Ballia police station sent the letter by registered Speed Post. We are making efforts to nab him.” 

Rangdari cases, characterized by extortion and intimidation, are unfortunately becoming more prevalent in many states including Bihar, posing a growing concern for the safety and security of doctors. A similar case of rangdari occurred in Bihar a few months back also when a prominent doctor from Motihari town of Bihar was faced with an extortion threat asking him to cough up Rs 2 crore and threatening to kill him and his family members if the demands were not met in a couple of days. Following a similar pattern, the doctor also received an extortion letter, and the victim was running the Kavi Diagnostic Centre in the Chatauni locality of the city.