India, July 25 -- The Amritsar police commissionerate on Thursday arrested four members of an international extortion gang after a brief encounter.

The arrested accused have been identified as Amandeep Singh and Simratpal Singh of Mehta village, Simratpal Singh, alias Simran, of Gharinda village in Amritsar, and Harpreet Singh alias Happy, a resident of Bhaini Mian Khan of Gurdaspur district.

According to commissioner of police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, the gang had been operating as an inter-district extortion network, primarily targeting businessmen in the city. In one such incident, the gang called a prominent businessman in the Sadar Amritsar area, demanding money. To intimidate the victim, the gang fired shots at a display board, sen...