Congress party’s spokesperson Atul Londhe received a demand of Rs 50 lakh from unidentified person. Nandanvan Police have registered a case of extortion in this connection and launched probe. According to police, Londhe received four threatening calls on Thursday. He received two such calls on his mobile phone and two on WhatsApp. During calls, the unknown caller used abusive language and threatened Londhe.

 

The caller threatened that if he did not pay Rs 50 lakh, he would be killed. Shocked by the threats, Londhe immediately blocked the number, added police. Before the calls, Londhe had also received a WhatsApp message demanding the amount as extortion. He took a screenshot of the threat message and rushed to the Nandanvan Police Station, where he filed a complaint. Based on his statement, police registered offences of extortion and criminal intimidation against the unknown person. The police later traced the mobile number and found that the person was operating from Panipat in Haryana. A team is expected to leave for Panipat soon to track down the accused. This is not the first time Londhe has received such threats. Earlier too, after taking part in a television debate, he was threatened with such demands.