Ludhiana, June 4 -- : An FIR has been registered against Portugal-based gangster Manpreet Singh, alias Mann Ghanshampuria, after a travel agent reported extortion calls from the accused, the division number 6 police said on Wednesday. The complainant said the accused demanded Rs.50 lakh from him.

Karanpreet Singh, who runs a travel firm, mentioned in his complaint that he recently received the extortion call through WhatsApp from a foreign number. The caller introduced himself as Mann Ghanshampuria and demanded Rs.50-lakh extortion money while threatening to harm him as well as his family members if the money was not paid.

According to the complainant, he received a number of calls and voice notes from the accused. Later, he informed th...