Assailants fire 15 rounds at realtor’s house, demand Rs 5 crore: Ludhiana police

The realtor, Nand Ram, 64, was present in the house at the time of the incident, while his family members had gone to their ancestral village in Rajasthan, police said.

The investigation is still underway (Representational/File Photo)

Bike-borne assailants allegedly fired at least fifteen rounds targeting the house of a realtor in Begoana Mohalla of Ludhiana district at wee hours on Sunday, shattering window panes in the balcony and hitting the walls.

The realtor, Nand Ram, 64, was present in the house at the time of the incident, while his family members had gone to their ancestral village in Rajasthan, police said.

Police said the assailants left behind a threat note bearing the name of a “Kaushal Chaudhary Group” and a demand of Rs 5 crore.

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Marado police post in charge ASI Kapil Sharma said the police initiated an investigation immediately after being informed. “Prima facie, the assailants opened fire, targeting the house in an extortion bid. Police are scanning the CCTV footage to trace the assailants,” the ASI said.

Ram, a retired Naib Subedar (2006), told police that he was at home with a relative when two men on a motorcycle fired indiscriminately at about 3 am.

Police recovered 15 empty cartridges and one live round, and a handwritten slip bearing the words “Kailash Chaudhary” and “Rs 5 crore” outside the house.

“This was an attempt to intimidate,” Ram said after lodging a complaint at the Sadar police station. “I have no links with the name on that slip. I served the nation; I never received threats before. I have asked the police for protection until this matter is resolved,” he added.

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ASI added that an FIR for extortion and attempt to murder has been registered at Sadar police station and probe initiated to identify the accused.

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