A woman and a man claiming to be the wife and nephew of jailed gangster Ajay Zaildar threatened a local liquor trader and demanded Rs 50 lakh from him through WhatsApp calls, police said on Wednesday. Zaildar is a close associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, they said and added that a case has been registered at Kherki Daula police station in the matter.

The trader, a resident of Nakhrola village, in his complaint said the callers also warned him against filling a tender for a liquor contract. He said he has licenses for taking up liquor contracts and was planning to fill tenders this year as well. The tender process will start from May 20, the trader said, according to police.