Police arrests man for threatening BJP MLA

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Press Trust of India Pakur (Jharkhand)
Last Updated : Aug 20 2018 | 10:25 PM IST

A man was today arrested by police in Pakur district for allegedly threatening BJP MLA from Rajmahal in Sahebgunj district over phone, a police officer said.

The joint team of Pakur and Sahebgunj police conducted raid near Badapokhar in Pakur district and arrested the man identified as Dinesh Pandit in the early hours today, the officer said.

Pandit had been allegedly threatening Ananth Ojha, the BJP MLA and was trying to extract money from him, he said.

The police team conducted raid based on the mobile phone location of Pandit and arrested him, the officer added.

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First Published: Aug 20 2018 | 10:25 PM IST

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