LUCKNOW: Police have registered an FIR against wanted Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militant Kulbir Singh Sidhu on the complaint of a local trader in Pilibhit for making extortion calls.
Confirming the development, Pilibhit superintendent of police (SP) Avinash Pandey said that one local businessman, Malkeet Singh, a resident of Gopalpur village, lodged an FIR at a local police station on Saturday.
"The police have started a probe into the matter. As per the complainant Sidhu had threatened the trader and demanded ₹10 lakh extortion," he said.
The FIR comes five days after three alleged militants of Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) were gunned down in Pilibhit's Puranpur on December 23.
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