Ludhiana, May 11 -- A senior citizen and edible oil businessman from Ludhiana has alleged that he received death threats and an extortion demand of Rs.1 crore from a Rajasthan-based man and his son, along with their unidentified aide, over a pending police complaint. The Division number 3 police have initiated a probe.

The accused have been identified as Mahavir Prashad Skeechi and his son Sanjay Skeechi, residents of Hanumangarh Town in Rajasthan. Complainant Vinay Maheshwari, a resident of Iqbal Ganj Chowk, stated that he runs an edible oil business in Ludhiana and supplies products across Punjab. He alleged that he had earlier filed a complaint against Mahavir Prashad Skeechi and Sanjay Skeechi over a monetary dispute which is already...