Godara gang seeks 5cr from BJP functionary
An FIR in this regard was lodged Friday.
According to sources, the Anupgarh-based BJP functionary, whose identity has been withheld, received a call from an unknown number around 8pm on Wednesday. When he did not answer, a WhatsApp voice message followed in which the caller identified himself as Rohit Godara and demanded Rs 5 crore while issuing threats.
The next morning, he received another call from a foreign number.
The leader informed the local police station, following which police provided him with security.
Police teams were dispatched to the area and began reviewing CCTV footage from nearby locations. Recordings at hotels and roadside eateries were also checked, though no suspects have been identified so far.
There was a series of threat calls in areas bordering Punjab, including Sriganganagar district, made by organised criminals or members of organised gangs, including one targeting another BJP functionary, Ashok Chandak. Earlier, a local real estate businessman was fired upon. Ashok Chandak, a businessman and BJP leader from Sriganganagar, received death threats allegedly from Rohit Godara after his business partner Ashish Gupta was shot at on June 17.
Gupta survived the attack and is now under police protection. Chandak told the police that he and his son began receiving threats on June 20.
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