Una jeweller gets Rs 1 crore extortion call, case registered

A jeweller in Una district has received an extortion call for Rs 1 core and a threat of dire consequences if the amount is not paid, the police said on Monday. The money was demanded on Sunday after which the...

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Una, Updated At : 08:47 AM Oct 30, 2024 IST

A jeweller in Una district has received an extortion call for Rs 1 core and a threat of dire consequences if the amount is not paid, the police said on Monday.

The money was demanded on Sunday after which the jeweller filed a police complaint at Nangal in Punjab. The businessman, a resident of Una, has a showroom in the town and the other in Nangal, 20 km away.

Police asid an unknown person called the businessman and demanded Rs 1 crore while threatening him of dire consequences if the amount was not paid. Additional SP, Una, Sanjeev Bhatia said that the matter had come to his notice and the police were investigating the inputs related to the case.