New Delhi, Aug 10 (PTI) BJP MP Sangam Lal Gupta has filed a police complaint alleging that a man threatened him over the phone and demanded Rs 5 crore from him, officials said.

An FIR has been registered on his complaint, they said.

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Gupta, the MP from Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh, alleged that he received a call from an unidentified man who threatened him and demanded Rs 5 crore from him, the police said.

A senior police officer said a case was registered in the matter at North Avenue police station on Sunday and an investigation is underway. The Special Cell unit of the Delhi Police is probing the matter.

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Police said efforts are being made to ascertain the identity of the caller.

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