Uttarakhand: 19-year-old youth held for posing as Amit Shah's son to demand money from MLAs

A 19-year-old man, Priyanshu Pant, and two accomplices attempted to extort ₹5 lakh from BJP MLA Adesh Chauhan, posing as Union Minister Amit Shah’s son.

A 19-year-old man and his two accomplices, in pursuit of a luxurious life, decided to extort money from an MLA in Uttarakhand.

To execute their plan, the main accused, Priyanshu Pant, called up BJP MLA from Haridwar's Ranipur, Adesh Chauhan, and allegedly posed as Union home minister Amit Shah’s son before putting forth a demand of ₹5 lakh, said an official, according to a PTI report.