Uttar Pradesh: Cops arrest one for threatening ex-minister

VARANASI: Taking swift action on an FIR lodged by former UP minister and SBSP chief On Prakash Rajbhar, the Ghazipur police arrested one person on Monday for issuing him life threats over phone.
Rajbhar lodged an FIR with Kasimabad police station in Ghazipur district on Sunday night, alleging that an unidentified person threatened him of dire consequences. In his complaint, Rajbhar said that he received the phone call from an unknown number while he was moving through Kasimabad area on May 14. The caller used abusive words and threatened to kill him and his family members, alleged Rajbhar and demanded security cover for himself and his family members.
Kasimabad SO Hanuman Singh said, “The accused, identified as Sunil Pandey of Mohammadpur village, has been arrested. He has been booked under sections 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 507 (criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication) of IPC. Further investigation is underway.”