After an unknown person allegedly sent an email threatening to kill Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, Mumbai police registered a case of extortion and criminal intimidation and began a probe.
The email that Mr. Ambani received on Friday said that the industrialist would be shot dead if he failed to pay Rs 20 crore, police said.
A case was registered at Gamdevi police station under Sections 387 (putting a person in fear of death or of grievous hurt in order to commit extortion) and 506(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code and launched a manhunt.
