2 held for making extortion calls to Abohar shopkeepers
The Counter Intelligence Wing and the State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Fazilka, claimed to have nabbed two persons for allegedly making extortion calls to Abohar-based
shopkeepers.
Police personnel seized two.32 bore pistols, two magazines and four cartridges from their possession.
The accused have been identified as Rajinder Singh, alias Billa, a resident of Balluana village, and Preetpal Singh, alias Preet, a resident of Arniwala Sheikh Subhan village in Fazilka district.
The accused have been booked under Sections 308(2) and 61(2) of the BNS and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act.
During interrogation, the accused confessed that they used WhatsApp to threaten prominent shopkeepers in Abohar city.
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