₹50 lakh extortion bid: Gangster behind jewellery store firing arrested after Batala encounter
4 months, 3 weeks ago

₹50 lakh extortion bid: Gangster behind jewellery store firing arrested after Batala encounter

Hindustan Times  

The police on Saturday arrested a gangster after an encounter near Batala on Saturday. Identified as Malkit Singh, a resident of Batala, he had allegedly masterminded a firing incident at a jewellery store in Sri Hargobindpur for extortion on Friday. According to the store owner, he had been receiving extortion calls from someone who demanded ₹50 lakh while claiming that he was doing so on behalf of notorious gangster Harry Chatha. Batala senior superintendent of police Ashwini Gotyal said, “During technical investigation, the man who made the extortion calls was identified within four hours of the incident as Malkit Singh of Batala. Many cases are already registered against him.” According to the SSP, station house officers of different police stations and heads of CIA staff were leading the teams under the command of a DSP-rank officer.

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