Circle Officer gets Rs 10 lakh extortion note, murder threat

A Circle Officer (CO) of Eest Champaran district has received a message on his mobile phone with a Rs 10 lakh extortion demand with a warning that any failure to pay this amount will lead to his murder.

Mohammad Reyaz Shahid, CO of Chiraiya block, has lodged a complaint in this regard with Chiraiya police station.

In his complaint, Shahid said that he received four messages between 7 am to 6 pm yesterday in which extortion money of Rs 10 lakh was demanded with a threat that his body would be shredded by AK 47 ammunition in case of non-payment.
 

Chiraiya police SHO Vijay Kumar Yadav said that he has received a written complaint from the CO.

The cell number from which the CO received extortion demand has been forwarded to control room for calling details.