Chandigarh, Nov. 7 -- Mohali-based businessman, whose house came under fire on late Tuesday night, had received extortion calls asking to pay Rs.2 crore protection money few days earlier, police probe has revealed.

The police have registered an FIR against gangster Lucky Patial on the complaint of Manpreet Singh, 38, son of hotel owner Tara Singh Saini. Saini owns Regenta Place Hotel at TDI City, Sector 119, Mohali, and is a resident of Sector 38C.

Police said they have detained a few suspects for questioning, but added that they have not found any evidence so far to confirm that the firing was executed on the gangster's instruction.

In his complaint, Manpreet told police that on October 23 at about 8.56 pm, he received a WhatsApp call...