Threat goes hi-tech: Bihar official gets extortion SMS

By IANS

Patna : The chairman of Bihar’s Industrial Cooperative Federation Ltd, Shri Narain Singh Monday said that he has received extortion demands on his cell phone from an unidentified gangster demanding Rs.500,000.


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“I received the extortion demand through an SMS. It warned me of dire consequences if I did not pay the amount,” said Singh, who is confined to a wheelchair.

Singh said the SMS directed him to send the extortion money to Siwan district.

Singh is credited with the revival of the federation, which was declared a ‘sick’ corporation a few years ago.

The federation produces and markets edible and agriculture items in Bihar and neighbouring states.

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