Received extortion call for Rs 50 L: BJP worker to cops

Delhi | Sunday | 18th February, 2018

Summary:

A Bharatiya Janata Party worker has submitted a complaint to the police, alleging that he has received an extortion call demanding Rs 50 lakh at the behest of Mukim Kala gang. Pushker Singh (39), a member of the BJP, alleged that he had received extortion calls on Friday night and Saturday morning, where the caller threatened him of dire consequences if he failed to give them Rs 50 lakh. "At 9.45 pm, I received a call from an unknown number where the caller demanded Rs 50 lakh and threatened me with dire consequences, if I failed to hand over the money to him. Singh, who runs a construction business in Greater Noida, said that he had received another extortion call five days ago, but he took it for a prank call. "On the basis of the complaint, a case has been registered under sections 386 and 504 for extortion..