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Ludhiana: The Ludhiana police have filed two additional FIRs, each for extorting Rs 2 crore from a doctor and a businessman in the city. The first case, reported by Sarabha Nagar police station, names Tajinderpal and Amritpal as the accused, identified from their residence in MIG Flats and Mullanpur. Dr. Daman Makkar, a resident of Jeewanpreet Nagar, lodged the complaint. Interestingly, these same accused were previously arrested on April 19 for extorting Rs 3 crore from industrialist Gaurav Mittal. In Dr. Makkar's case, he reported being followed by a Toyota Fortuner last December and subsequently receiving extortion calls and messages from foreign numbers, threatening harm to him and his family if he didn't pay up. The accused even sent photos of his family, taken when they were outside, to intimidate him. The second FIR, filed by Model Town police station, implicates unknown individuals, but the mobile number and Toyota Fortuner registration suggest Tajinderpal and Amritpal's involvement in these extortion attempts. Gaurav Virmani, residing in Model Town, reported to the police that he received an extortion call demanding Rs 2 crore from a foreign number on January 27, shortly after being followed by a Toyota Fortuner. Then, on April 8, he received another call demanding the same amount. Suspecting the involvement of Amritpal and Tajinderpal, Virmani filed a complaint, leading to the registration of a case against unknown individuals. ASI Pardeep Kumar, the investigating officer, noted circumstantial evidence pointing towards the involvement of Amritpal and Tajinderpal in the case.