Woman-father duo booked for filing false complaints, extortion

On a complaint of BJP Councillor Anurag Mankhand, the city police have registered a case against a woman and her father on the charges of harassment, blackmail and extortion attempts.

The accused have been identified as Harshdeep Kaur and her father Inderjit Singh, residents of Vikas Nagar in Phagwara.

In his complaint, Anurag alleged that Harshdeep had been repeatedly filing false and fabricated complaints against him and his scribe friend, Amit Ohri, with the intention of putting pressure on them and extorting money.

He further alleged that the accused have been continuously harassing them by misusing legal channels, lodging fake applications and threatening to implicate him in false cases.

The complainant claimed that the woman had also been using abusive and obscene language, while issuing threats to damage his reputation and dignity in society.

Mankhand said the matter was repeatedly brought to the notice of the Phagwara city police, and he had requested the officials to take strict action against the accused to prevent further harassment.

Police sources acknowledged receiving the complaint. They said further investigation was expected to be carried out on the basis of the statements and evidence provided by the complainant.