India, Jan. 5 -- After a sarpanch from the Aam Aadmi Party in Valtoha was shot dead on Sunday, Punjab AAP MLA Sarwan Singh Dhun has said that the deceased had been receiving extortion calls.

Dhun, who is an MLA from Khemkaran, where the Valtoha village is situated, also said that the sarpanch had also lodged a complaint regarding the extortion attempts.

"He (deceased) was under threat because he got calls for extortion. In this regard, he also got an FIR registered in Valtoha Police Station some time ago. The police took action against some persons acting on his complaint," Dhun alleged, according to an earlier HT report.

The deceased, identified as Jarmal Singh (50), was shot by unidentified assailants during a wedding in Amritsar, po...