<p>V K Singh's with wife Bharti Singh. (File Photo)<br></p>

NEW DELHI: Union minister and former Army chief General V K Singh's wife Bharti Singh has filed a complaint against her nephew's friend for allegedly trying to extort Rs 2 crore from her. She has alleged that the man, Pradeep Chauhan, claimed to have doctored audio and video recordings of her which he threatened to make public.

Singh said Chauhan has already uploaded a clip on Youtube to bring a bad name to her and her family . She said she fears a threat to her life as her husband, MoS in the foreign ministry , often travels abroad. The last call was received during the intervening night of August 6-7, she said.

"He has threatened that he will ruin my husband's reputation. Recently , the accused posted a video on Youtube.com levelling false allegations against my husband and my family as part of the extortion tactics," she said.

'He's dangerous', P 17 "It may be noted that I am a senior citizen and only have two daughters, and there is a grave threat to my security and that of my family as my husband has to travel abroad regularly for official purposes," MoS V K Singh's wife Bharti Singh has said in her police complaint. Singh spoke to police commissioner Alok Verma over phone, after which he ordered the registration of an FIR. The FIR (a copy of which is with TOI) has been filed under section 384 and 506 of the IPC which pertain to extortion and threat. Singh made the complaint on August 14.

"In the last few days, Pradeep Chauhan, who is known to me as he is a friend of my nephew, has been threatening me with dire consequences, saying if I fail to pay him Rs 2 crore, he will make public some doctored audio and video clips. The content of the clips is not known to me. He has been calling me day in and day out for this purpose of blackmail and extortion," the FIR quotes Singh as saying. "The last time he called me was late at night on August 6. Chauhan is a dangerous person and carries a gun with him," she said.

