Ludhiana, Nov. 11 -- The Sahnewal police have registered a case against two men for allegedly trying to blackmail and extort money from small-scale industrialists by threatening to defame them through false complaints. The accused have been identified as Maan Singh, a resident of Basant Nagar, and Jai Prakash Pandey, a resident of Giaspura, Ludhiana.

Complainant Hardip Singh, a resident of Industrial Area-B, Ludhiana, runs a firm at street number 1, Shanti Nagar, Giaspura. In his complaint, Hardip alleged that the accused formed a gang that targets owners of small-scale industrial units. They allegedly file false complaints against them and later demand hefty sums of money in exchange for withdrawing those complaints.

He further stated ...