Ludhiana | 2 held for extorting money on pretext of holding langars

The FIR has been registered on the statement of Nek Chand of Vijay Nagar, Ludhiana, who is a realtor. He said he was at his office when the accused turned up there and asked his contribution for the langar. Nek Chand added that when he refused to give money to them, the accused started threatening him. The accused extorted money from him.

Two persons were arrested on charges of extorting money from people on the pretext of holding langar (community kitchen) at religious places.

The accused told the victim that they used to hold langar at Mata Chintpurni Temple in Himachal Pradesh. The Ludhiana police said the accused used to collect money from people in the name of langar and spend it on themselves. (HT FILE)

The accused have been identified as Akash Bawa and Sajan – both residents of Kabir Mohalla.

The FIR has been registered on the statement of Nek Chand of Vijay Nagar, who is a realtor.

Nek Chand said he was at his office when the accused turned up there on Monday. The accused asked his contribution for the langar, claiming that they used to hold langar at Mata Chintpurni Temple in Himachal Pradesh.

Nek Chand added that when he refused to give money to them, the accused started threatening him. The accused extorted ₹3,100 cash from him.

Minutes after the accused left the place, he informed the police. Assistant sub-inspector Tehal Singh, the investigating officer, said police swung into action and arrested the accused. They recovered ₹2,000 cash from their possession.

He added that the accused used to collect money from people in the name of langar and spend it on themselves. A case under Sections 384 (extortion), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the accused.