Debt-ridden man held for bid to extort money
Ludhiana, 6 September 2013:(Vishal//Punjab Screen): This looks like a film story scripted and played in Punjab but this also conveys a travel from debt to crime. A debt-ridden postgraduate man from Sangrur Distt., who recites kirtan at Gurdwara Damdama Sahib at Jandiali village near here, masterminded an extortion bid to take Rs 1 crore from three city-based doctors after he failed to sell his kidney.
However, the accused, identified as Jaswinder Singh, fell in the police net within 24 hours.
On September 4, the city police went in a tizzy after a doctor couple received an anonymous SMS.
According to police the urologist couple, Dr Vikas Gupta and his wife, reported to the police that the person had demanded an extortion of Rs 50 lakh via SMS. It was stated in the text that if they failed to arrange the money, they would have to face dire consequences.
While the police had just begun the investigation into the matter, an eye specialist, Dr Gaganpreet, approached the police with a similar complaint stating that the person had demanded an extortion of Rs 50 lakh. Both incidents were different but the style was same. Extortion was demande via SMS.
Gauging the gravity of the matter, Commissioner of Police Paramjit Singh Gill ordered a high-level probe into the matter and deployed the cyber cell to probe the issue. After the initial investigation It came to light that the man had procured a SIM card on the basis of fake documents and only two SMSes were sent from it.
Police sources said while the accused destroyed the SIM card after sending the text messages, the police managed to track the IMEI number from which the texts were sent.
A police team, including ACP Gurbains Bains and Inspector Ashok Kumar, soon conducted a raid and nabbed the accused from a gurdwara last night.
During questioning, he reportedly confessed to having committed the offence. Jaswinder Singh had reportedly borrowed Rs 20 lakh from his in-laws on 2 per cent interest.However, he could not repay the loan amount, which affected his marital life. Exasperated, he even decided to sell his kidney, but he was reprimanded by Vikas and his wife.Enchanted by the luxurious lifestyle of the doctors, he decided to extort money from them and sent a threat SMS.
However, the accused, identified as Jaswinder Singh, fell in the police net within 24 hours.
On September 4, the city police went in a tizzy after a doctor couple received an anonymous SMS.
According to police the urologist couple, Dr Vikas Gupta and his wife, reported to the police that the person had demanded an extortion of Rs 50 lakh via SMS. It was stated in the text that if they failed to arrange the money, they would have to face dire consequences.
While the police had just begun the investigation into the matter, an eye specialist, Dr Gaganpreet, approached the police with a similar complaint stating that the person had demanded an extortion of Rs 50 lakh. Both incidents were different but the style was same. Extortion was demande via SMS.
Gauging the gravity of the matter, Commissioner of Police Paramjit Singh Gill ordered a high-level probe into the matter and deployed the cyber cell to probe the issue. After the initial investigation It came to light that the man had procured a SIM card on the basis of fake documents and only two SMSes were sent from it.
Police sources said while the accused destroyed the SIM card after sending the text messages, the police managed to track the IMEI number from which the texts were sent.
A police team, including ACP Gurbains Bains and Inspector Ashok Kumar, soon conducted a raid and nabbed the accused from a gurdwara last night.
During questioning, he reportedly confessed to having committed the offence. Jaswinder Singh had reportedly borrowed Rs 20 lakh from his in-laws on 2 per cent interest.However, he could not repay the loan amount, which affected his marital life. Exasperated, he even decided to sell his kidney, but he was reprimanded by Vikas and his wife.Enchanted by the luxurious lifestyle of the doctors, he decided to extort money from them and sent a threat SMS.
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