PANCHKULA: Police claimed to have unearthed an extortion racket, arresting an ASI and two others on Thursday night. The ASI, however, later escaped from police custody.
Police commissioner Hanif Qureshi said the accused are Anil Bhalla, a resident of Sector 2, Narendra Khillan of Sector 10 and ASI Gurmez Singh, in-charge, police post, Sector 2. Khillan and Bhalla have been taken on police remand. Akash Bhalla, another accused, is absconding.
