Amritsar, Feb. 21 -- The Amritsar Rural police on Friday arrested an associate of gangster Karan Bath in connection with a Rs.30-lakh extortion case registered at the Jandiala Guru police station earlier this month.

The accused was identified as Azad Singh, resident of Butari village, falling under Khilchian police station.

The victim, Deepak Julka, a trader from Patel Nagar, Jandiala Guru, had complained about extortion threats through WhatsApp calls and messages from foreign mobile numbers since January 14. He alleged that the callers, introducing themselves as gangsters Karan Bath, Keshav Shivala and Satta Naushehra, demanded Rs.30 lakh, and threatened to kill him and his family if he did not pay up.

Based on his complaint, an FIR w...