Ludhiana, July 13 -- A local content creator was arrested by the Jamalpur police for allegedly attempting to extort money from the husband of an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) office-bearer by threatening to publicise a Facebook video showing their son holding a licensed firearm.

The accused, identified as Anoop Kumar, a resident of Guru Ram Dass Nagar, Bhamian Khurd, was allegedly caught red-handed while accepting Rs.15,000 from the complainant during a police trap laid on Friday. An FIR has been registered against him under Sections 308(2) (extortion) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

According to the complaint lodged by Inderjit Singh Grewal, a farmer and resident of Ansal Bachittar Enclave, Bhamian Kala...