Bike-borne miscreants open fire at Ludhiana realtor’s house, demand Rs 5 cr extortion

Bike-borne miscreants opened fire at the house of a real estate businessman at Begoana village. Bullets damaged the glass balcony on the first floor of the house. A slip was found outside the house, which mentioned ‘Kaushal Chaudhary group, Rs 5 crore’.

It is being suspected that gangster Chaudhary has demanded Rs 5 crore as extortion. The realtor reported the matter to the police following which a probe has been initiated.

On receiving information, the Sadar police reached the house and cordoned off the area. The police are examining CCTV camera footage from nearby areas to identify and arrest criminals as soon as possible. As per information, Nandlal retired from the Army as a subedar in 2006 and now, he is into the real estate business in Ludhiana. He has two sons, one is a doctor and the other a bank manager.

According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred at 3 am on Sunday. The suspects, who were riding a bike, came from the Lohara bridge side. After firing, they fled towards GNE College.

Taking to the media, the victim said a slip in the name of Kaushal Chaudhary was found outside his house, on which Rs 5 crore was written and it could be possible that the gangster through the slip demanded the extortion. He, however, had never received any threat or extortion call in the past.

During police investigation, bullet shells were found at the scene. One live cartridge was also found.

“I do not even know who is gangster Kaushal Chaudhary. I have asked the police to provide security till the suspects are arrested by the police,” he said.

“Glasses of the balcony were damaged due to firing. I was with my relatives during the incident. My wife is in Rajasthan for Diwali celebrations.

In-charge, Marado police post, ASI Kapil Kumar, said about 20 shots were fired by two-bike borne suspects and 16 empty cartridges were recovered from the scene. The businessman had not received any threatening calls and a police probe would uncover the truth behind the incident.