2 held for making extortion calls to Abohar shopkeepers

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Abohar, Updated At : 04:44 AM Dec 03, 2024 IST

The accused in custody of police personnel in Fazilka on Monday.

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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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