Ludhiana: Marriage palace owner threatened at gunpoint; 2 booked

The accused barged in his marriage palace and overpowered him at gunpoint on Friday and demanded ₹1 crore as extortion money and also threatened to kill him if he did not pay the money to them

Two miscreants threatened a marriage palace owner and demanded ₹1 crore extortion money from him at gunpoint.

Two miscreants threatened a marriage palace owner and demanded ₹1 crore extortion money from him at gunpoint. (Getty Images)

The accused have been identified as Gurwinder Singh alias Gindi of Chachradi village and Jasvir Singh alias Jassi of Jodhan village.

The FIR has been lodged following the statement of Sarabjit Singh alias Sarba of Barundi village, who is owner of Maharaja Resort, Pakhowal.

He said that the accused barged in his marriage palace and overpowered him at gunpoint on Friday. The accused demanded ₹1 crore as extortion money and also threatened to kill him if he did not pay the money to them. He said the accused had already extorted ₹48 lakh in cash from him by threatening him.

He alleged that the accused had earlier fired at him but he escaped unhurt in the incident.

The accused had started threatening him for money. When he had refused to give them money the accused started threatening his employees and deterred them from going to work, Sarabjit said.