India, Feb. 22 -- A man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly making an extortion call to Englishbazar municipality chairman and former Trinamool Congress (TMC) lawmaker Krishnendu Narayan Chowdhury in West Bengal's Malda district and demanding Rs.20 lakh, police said.

The accused, Sahadat Sk, also a resident of Englishbazar, identified himself as Pradeep, a member of the D Company (an organised crime syndicate headed by gangster Dawood Ibrahim), while demanding Rs.20 lakh from Chowdhury on Friday morning. He also threatened to shoot Chowdhury and his family if the demand was not met.

During interrogation, he told the police that he was a land broker and wanted to earn quick money to repay his debts.

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