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Rs 10 lakh demanded as extortion from Circle Officer

Motihari, May 24 (UNI) In continued incidents of criminals calling the shots, Circle Officer of Chirayia Mohammad Riyaz Shahid received an extortion call from anti-socials, who demanded Rs 10 lakh from him and threatened with dire consequences in East Champaran district.
Earlier, owner of a nursing home and leading doctor of Patna, AK Singh received an extortion notice of Rs 50 lakh.
Police said here that Mr Shahid had lodged a complaint, alleging that he had received a message on his cell phone, demanding Rs 10 lakh as extortion by criminals. They also threatened him with dire consequences, if the money was not paid.
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