Two held for seeking extortion from Punjab's Ludhiana-based trader in Bishnoi's name

New Delhi, June 15: The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested two persons for allegedly making extortion calls to a Punjab's Ludhiana-based businessman in the name of Lawrence Bishnoi-Goldy Brar gang.

According to the police, they also threatened the businessman that in case, he failed to pay the extortion, his fate would be like Sidhu Moosewala, who was killed at Jawaharke village of Punjab's Mansa district on May 29. [caption id="attachment_653627" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Two held for seeking extortion from Punjab's Ludhiana-based trader in Bishnoi's name[/caption] Also Read | Google Maps rolls out estimated toll charges for a journey Notably, Lawrence Bishnoi had taken the responsibility behind the singer's killing and the Punjab Police informed a Delhi court that Bishnoi was the key conspirator in Moosewala's murder. The case, where two persons were arrested for identifying themselves from the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar gang and threatening him to pay ransom money of Rs 10 lakhs, was registered with the Ludhiana Cyber Police Station on the complaint of a Punjab-based businessman. He alleged that he had been receiving threat calls from unknown international and national mobile numbers since June 4. "Acting on the information provided by the Punjab Police, the leads were further developed through technical analysis and digital footprints. The user of the alleged mobile phone number was traced in sector 22 of Gurugram, Haryana and was apprehended along with another person," said Deputy Commissioner of Police, K P S Malhotra, IFSO Special Cell. [caption id="attachment_653625" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Two held for seeking extortion from Punjab's Ludhiana-based trader in Bishnoi's name[/caption] According to the police, the alleged persons have been identified as S Singh (29) and A A Khan (24), both the residents of Chattisgarh's Bilaspur. "The mobile phone used to threaten the complainant was recovered from S Singh and it was found that the alleged mobile phone number was registered in the name of A A Khan. The police said that the alleged persons had also provided a bank account number to the complainant to transfer the said money, which was when investigated by the Delhi Police helped in tracing the accused persons. Also Read | Mohali YPS Class 2 student Saanvi scales Mt Everest base camp [caption id="attachment_653626" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Two held for seeking extortion from Punjab's Ludhiana-based trader in Bishnoi's name[/caption] -PTC News