Man booked for threatening to harm Maharashtra CM

An offence was registered in Mumbai's Marine Drive police station against a man for allegedly threatening to harm Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, an official said on Saturday.

The complaint was lodged by police officials posted in Mantralaya after the letter, in which the man claimed he would sneak into the state secretariat and harm Fadnavis, was received, he said.

Police identified the man as Nanded resident Santosh Kadam, and said an offence under section 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC was registered.