Ex-Sarpanch booked for extortion

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Tarn Taran, Updated At : 10:16 AM Aug 18, 2025 IST

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A businessman from Bhikhiwind has lodged a police complaint against a former Sarpanch on the charge of threatening him and demanding extortion money worth Rs 10 lakh. The businessman who is from Rajasthan and is settled in Bhikhiwind, alleged in his complaint to the police that he has been receiving threatening calls for the last three weeks and the caller was demanding Rs 10 lakh by way of extortion money. He even threatened to shoot him dead if he refused to oblige.

The businessman said that he recorded the voice of the caller and sent it to his friends in the area who recognised the voice and said it was that of Gurpreet Singh Billa, former Sarpanch of Chack Bahmbah village. Bhikhiwind police said the accused has been booked.

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