India, July 8 -- Washington/Chandigarh/Jalandhar: US law-enforcement authorities will seek the extradition of Punjab Police inspector Gurinderjit Singh Nagra for allegedly attempting to extort $400,000 (approximately Rs.3.81 crore) from a Los Angeles family by threatening to frame their relatives in Punjab in a false murder case.

According to federal indictments unsealed in Los Angeles on Tuesday as part of 'Operation Hard Ball', Gurinderjit Singh-also known as Gurinderjit Singh Nagra, Gurinder Jeet Singh, and Rajinder Singh-worked hand-in-glove with members of the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang to target civilians with false accusations and demands for money. At present, Nagra is posted as the station house officer (SHO) at Hoshiarpur's Tanda ...