The husband of ward 45 councillor Parminder Kaur has allegedly got a ₹ 2-crore extortion call from a person claiming to be a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
the person on the other end remained silent so he disconnected it While he picked up the first call. Later, he got two more calls but did not answer them. Yuvraj disconnected the call and blocked the number. Chahal later approached Balongi police, seeking action against the caller and protection for his family. The FIR names Arzoo, who allegedly called from one of the international numbers, and two unidentified persons associated with the other numbers.
The incident took place on Wednesday evening when the complainant, Gurpreet Singh Chahal, 47, a resident of Baliali village, was at the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium to watch the Asian Champions semi-final. He asked Yuvraj to tell his father to keep ₹ 2 crore ready or end up dead. A case under Sections 308(4) (extortion) and 351(3) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered at the Balongi police station.
The caller identified himself as Arzoo and claimed to be calling on behalf of the Bishnoi gang, according to the FIR.
