Mohali, April 2 -- Police on Wednesday launched a probe after a Baltana-based property dealer claimed of receiving an extortion call demanding Rs.1 crore.

He further alleged that the caller introduced himself as brother of foreign-based gangster Doni Bal.

The complainant, Manmohan Singh, alias Sonu, 34, in his complaint to police, said he received the first threat call from an international number via WhatsApp around 6.15 pm on March 26. The caller, speaking in Punjabi, threatened him and demanded Rs.1 crore.

He told police that the caller contacted him again on March 28. During the second call, the caller claimed to be the younger brother of gangster Doni Bal and warned him by referring to "what happened with kabaddi promoter Rana Bal...