Councillor gets extortion calls

A Congress councillor has claimed that she has been receiving extortion calls from two persons who have threatened to kidnap her children and husband if she doesn't pay them Rs 50 lakh.u00a0

DCP (west) V Ranganathan said that Veena Saini, a councillor from ward number 43 (Nangloi East) has filed a complaint with the police in this regard. "The councillor's complaint has been forwarded to ACP, Nangloi and police is looking into the matter.

She got the calls from two persons on Tuesday and on Wednesday filed a complaint," said Ranganathan. Meanwhile, the councillor told MiD DAY that she has received a dozen calls from the accused who have warned her not to approach the police. "They call from separate numbers. Both speak in Haryanvi," said she.