A 60-year-old man from Surve Nagar and his daughter, who works in Canada, received extortion emails allegedly sent in the name of the Bishnoi gang. The emails demanded Rs 10 lakh. The sender threatened to kill them if the money was not paid. The man lives under the jurisdiction of Pratap Nagar Police Station. His daughter works for a private company in Canada. According to police, the daughter checked her email on Monday evening and found the threat message. She was shocked by the demand and immediately informed the police. She also alerted her father in Nagpur. Soon after, the father contacted his daughter.

 

He told her that he too had received a similar email demanding Rs 10 lakh. The father and daughter approached Pratap Nagar Police Station on Tuesday morning. They lodged a complaint about the threats. Pratap Nagar police have started the process of registering a case. The complaint has also been forwarded to Cyber Police. Cyber Police have launched an investigation. They are trying to trace the sender of emails. The use of Bishnoi gang’s name has raised concern in Nagpur. The gang has been linked to extortion threats against prominent people, including politicians and actors, in different parts of the country. Police are now checking whether the emails were actually sent by members of the gang or someone used the gang’s name to threaten the victims.