About 12 persons barged into a house in Dakha and attempted to extort Rs 10 lakh from the owner at gunpoint. The suspects managed to extort Rs 50,000 and left with a warning that the remaining amount will be collected in a day. Acting on the complaint, the Dakha police arrested two suspects.

The key suspect is a drug addict and he, along with his accomplices, wanted to extort money from his brother-in-law (sister’s husband).

On the complaint of the complainant, Narinder Singh (52), a resident of Baraich village, a case on the charges of extortion and assault was registered against the suspects, identified as Jasvir Singh, a resident of Jodhan, Veerpal Singh, alias Pal, Jugraj Singh, alias Lala, Manpreet Singh, Amaninder Singh, a resident of Mansura village, Kulwinder Singh, a resident of

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