Extortion bid: Terrorist Dalla’s voice sample matches with caller

Ludhiana-based gangster Arshdeep Singh alias Arshdalla, who was recently declared a terrorist by the Ministry of Home Affairs, has now been booked by Ludhiana Rural Police for an extortion bid from a businessman of Jagraon. Meanwhile, Ludhiana Rural Police have started the process to attach the property belonging to the family of Dalla in the second week of January. A Jagraon-based furniture trader had received a call from a person claiming to be Dalla while demanding extortion from him during the probe, and police had received the voice recording of the call from the trader and provided him security. An officer who is among the investigators told TOI that they had got an old voice sample of Dalla which matched with the new voice sample provided by the trader. He said even Arsh's father who was brought on a production warrant by Jagraon Police in connection with a murder case had confirmed the voice of Arsh. The officer said based on the "findings" during the probe, they have registered a case against Arshdalla under Section 387 of the IPC, putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt in order to commit extortion. Under the IT Act, police said less than a fortnight