India, Feb. 26 -- Ludhiana

Three days after a local BJP leader received extortion call from notorious gangster Goldy Brar, a Ludhiana-based businessman associated with Punjabi singer Parmish Verma has reported receiving extortion calls from a person claiming to be wanted gangster Hari Chand Jatt alias Harry Boxer, allegedly linked to Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The caller threatened to shoot the singer, the complainant and their family members if Rs.10 crore was not paid to him.

The Sarabha Nagar police have registered an FIR on the complaint of Harvinder Singh Hardy, a resident of BRS Nagar, under Sections 308(2) (extortion) and 351(3) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

In his complaint, Harvinder Singh stated th...