Ludhiana, Jan. 31 -- The spate of extortion threats in Ludhiana shows no sign of abating, with yet another city-based businessman receiving a demand for Rs.2 crore from a caller posing as a gangster.

In the latest incident, a furniture dealer from Guru Nanak Colony, near Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, was threatened over a WhatsApp call by a person claiming to be gangster Balwinder Singh, alias Doni Bal. Following the complaint, the Sadar police registered a case under Section 308(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The complainant, Jagjeet Singh, told police that he received the call on January 17 from an international number. An FIR in connection with the case was registered on Saturday. The caller identified himself as Doni...