Photojournalist Accused Of Blackmailing Govt Physicians

As per recent reports, Pawan Kumar Singla of Tafzalpura, photojournalist on a Hindi daily, is accused with blackmailing physicians working in administrative hospitals.

A case of extortion, threatening to slaughter and attempting to commit offences punishable with life imprisonment or other prison terms was on Friday lodged against him here.

Dr Gurpal Sachdeva of Rajindra Medical College and Hospital had registered a complaint that on April 6, Singla had telephoned his wife, also a government physician, and attempted to blackmail her by threatening to reveal her private practice.

He threatened her with awful consequences if the duo didn’t bribe him, Dr Sachdeva has said.

He had even threatened to publish a malicious news item against the medical doctor, the report stated.

The police went through Pawan’s cell phone record before lodging the first-information report (FIR) and commencing a manhunt for him.