Man booked for making extortion call to relative

A woman of Failoke here has lodged a complaint with the Goindwal Sahib police accusing her relative of trying to extort money from her.

The victim, whose husband is abroad, in her complaint stated that her relative Dilbag Singh, a resident of Dubli (Patti), called on the mobile phone number of her 14-year-old son on the night of August 4 from a foreign number introducing himself as a member of infamous gangster Lakhbr Singh Landa of Harike and demanded Rs 20 lakh in extortion.

The accused repeatedly threatened to eliminate her son in case she denied to oblige him.

ASI Baljinder Singh said accused Dilbag Singh, who is still absconding, has been booked under Sections 308 (2), 351(3) and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).