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Delhi Woman Receives ₹200 Crore Threat Using Goldy Brar’s Name

Delhi Woman Receives ₹200 Crore Threat Using Goldy Brar’s Name
Delhi woman gets WhatsApp threat from caller claiming to be Goldy Brar, Rs 200 Crore extortion demanded · thestatesman.com

A woman in Delhi says someone called her on WhatsApp from a foreign number.

The caller said he was Goldy Brar, a gangster.

He demanded ₹200 crore from her.

He also threatened to hurt her and her husband if they did not pay.

At first, she did not take the threat seriously.

After another threatening call, she went to the police.

Police opened a case and are trying to find the caller.

They do not yet know whether the real Goldy Brar made the calls or whether someone used his name.

Key facts

Demand
₹200 crore
Communication
Threatening WhatsApp calls from a foreign number
Reported victim
A woman aged around 50 living in Civil Lines, Delhi
Threat
The caller allegedly threatened to kill the woman and her husband
Police case
Registered on September 10 under Sections 351(4), 308(4) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
Investigating agencies
District police and the Delhi Police Special Cell
Attribution status
Police have not confirmed that Goldy Brar made the calls

Quotes

Vidya Bhushan Soni

Former senior Indian diplomat commenting on India-Canada relations

“There is a very active Khalistani lobby in operation, and so he felt that by pleasing them he'll gain their support, and that's why he went whole hog. He couldn't care about India's sensitivities. As a result, there was a freeze in our relationship.”
republicworld.com
“So far as Canada is concerned, the problem was with the previous Prime Minister of Canada. He was for political reasons or whatever reason we do not know, but he was playing the game of the Khalistani lobby.”
republicworld.com

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