Rohtak, June 21 -- Hisar police have launched an investigation after two bike-borne assailants allegedly delivered a ransom threat at a jewellery shop on Thursday, demanding Rs.2 crore from the owner.

The complaint, filed by jeweller Chandan Soni, states that he and his father operate two separate jewellery outlets in the same building. According to Soni, two men arrived on a motorcycle, and one of them entered his father's shop and threw a slip of paper inside before fleeing.

"When my father returned to the shop, he found a note demanding Rs.2 crore. The slip carried a threat from someone identifying himself as Devender, alias Dholu Balsamandiya, warning of dire consequences if the ransom was not paid," Soni told police.

A case has be...