Ludhiana, March 21 -- The local police registered a case after an unidentified caller claiming to be US-based gangster Prabh Dasuwal allegedly threatened a travel agent and demanded Rs.50 lakh as extortion money from him, officials said, adding that the first-information report (FIR) was registered at the division number 6 police station against the unidentified accused.

The complainant, whose identity has been withheld by the cops, told police that the caller claimed that he has information about members of the former's family as well as their routines, going as far as claiming that he knew where they park their vehicles.

The complainant said the caller asked him to deliver the money to Tarn Taran.

The complainant, who runs a travel b...