Ludhiana, Nov. 1 -- A resident of Shehzad village, along with his 11 armed aides, allegedly barged into his brother-in-law's house in Waraich village and extorted Rs.50,000 at gunpoint from him, police said on Friday.

In his complaint, Narinder Singh stated that his brother-in-law Jasvir Singh of Shehzad village arrived at his house on October 26 with around 11 armed men in three vehicles - a black Scorpio, WagonR and Alto. Some of them allegedly stood guard outside while Jasvir and others forced their way in.

Narinder told police that he was watching television when the accused stormed into his room. "Jasvir pointed a pistol at my chest while the others carried baseball bats and sticks. He demanded Rs.10 lakh and threatened to kill me ...