Security increased after Nitin Gadkari gets threat calls at his Nagpur office

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

Nagpur,
Jan
14:
Security
was
beefed
up
at
Union
minister
Nitin
Gadkari’s
residence
and
office
here
in
Maharashtra
on
Saturday
after
a
man
claiming
to
be
a
member
of
the
Dawood
Ibrahim
gang
made
threatening
calls
and
demanded
Rs
100
crore,
police
said.

The
caller
has
been
identified
and
a
crime
branch
team
has
been
sent
to
track
him
down
in
Karnataka,
a
police
official
said
on
Saturday
night,
as
reported
by
news
agency
PTI.

Three
threat
calls
were
received
on
the
landline
number
of
Gadkari’s
Public
Relations
office
in
Khamla
area
between
11.25
am
to
12.30
pm,
following
which
security
was
strengthened
at
the
home
and
office
of
the
Nagpur
MP
who
belongs
to
BJP.

”The
caller
told
the
phone
operator
that
he
is
a
member
of
the
D
gang
and
demanded
Rs
100
crore
from
Gadkari.
He
threatened
to
harm
the
minister
with
a
bomb
if
his
demand
is
not
met,” he
said.
The
caller
also
shared
his
mobile
number
and
the
address
in
Karnataka
where
he
said
the
money
must
be
sent,
he
said.

”Police
have
identified
the
caller
who
has
a
criminal
past.
His
phone
number
has
been
traced
to
Karnataka
and
a
crime
branch
team
has
been
sent
to
the
address
shared
by
him,”
the
official
added.

Story first published: Saturday, January 14, 2023, 21:10 [IST]