Ludhiana: A Punjab BJP official has sought police protection after receiving a death threat and a Rs 5 crore extortion demand delivered to his house in a suspicious package.Sukhwinder Singh Bindra, a member of the Social Justice and Empowerment Board and the BJP’s district in-charge for Malerkotla, filed a formal complaint with the Ludhiana police on Friday. He discovered the threat upon returning to his home in the Dugri area, where someone had hung a plastic bottle from his front gate.The package included an extortion letter demanding Rs 5 crore and threatening Bindra’s life. A small bottle containing a substance that smelled of petrol and was feared to be flammable or hazardous. Officers at the Dugri police station have seized the letter and the bottle for forensic analysis.Bindra said: “I have lodged a formal complaint, and the police have started an investigation.” Authorities are reviewing local CCTV footage to identify the individual who delivered the package. The incident follows a surge in high-profile extortion attempts targeting political and business figures across the state.
