India, June 22 -- Police on Friday arrested three men, including a dismissed Punjab Police assistant sub-inspector (ASI), for allegedly posing as gangsters, threatening a businessman for months, and firing outside his house to extort Rs.10 crore, police said.

According to police, the three had been threatening Sahil Luthra, founder of defence technology firm Vijayan Trishul Defence Solutions, since August 2025 by posing as members of the Goldy Brar gang and the Babbar Khalsa militant group.

Police identified the suspects as Gurpinder Singh, 32, Shamsher Singh, 35, and ASI Jaswant Singh, 59. Police said Jaswant was dismissed from service in 2006, and oversaw the company's operations in Punjab. Gurpinder Singh works as a gym trainer, whil...