India, July 8 -- An "active police chief" in India has been charged with attempting to extort $400,000 from a family in Los Angeles, according to Fox LA. SHO Tanda Gurinderjit Singh Nagra allegedly threatened to file false murder charges against their relatives in India.

A clip of a press conference has surfaced on X, where an official is seen saying of Singh, "And if they didn't pay it, then he was going to charge their family members in India with murder. I think he actually did file murder charges against the family in India until the victim eventually agreed to pay the money."

When someone asks if the police chief is in custody, the official replies, "That chief is not in custody yet, but he will be, sure."

He adds, "We have charge...