BSP MLA receives extortion letter

A BSP MLA has allegedly received an extortion letter demanding Rs 22 crore from him, police said Saturday. Ramveer Upadhyay, who is an MLA from Sadabad and a former UP minister, registered a complaint on Friday that he received a letter demanding Rs 22 crore as 'rangdaari' (extortion), Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Siddhartha Verma said.

The letter received on Wednesday also threatened to abduct a minor member of Upadhyay's family in case the demand was not met, the ASP said. A case has been registered and the matter is being probed, he said.