2 held for sending threat letter to chemist in Faridkot

News, Punjab

Chandigarh: Two persons have been arrested for allegedly sending a threat letter in the name of a pro- Khalistan extremist group to a chemist in Faridkot district in Punjab and trying to extort Rs five lakh from him, police said today.

The threat letter was issued in the name of Khalistan Liberation Force and it was delivered to the medical store owner by a 10-year-old boy on November 20, the police said.