Death threat to BJP MP: Man who threatened Ravi Kishan arrested from Punjab; sent to jail | Lucknow News

GORAKHPUR: Police have arrested a man from Punjab who allegedly made death threats over the phone to Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan on October 30. The accused, Ajay Kumar Yadav from Ludhiana’s Fatehgarh locality, was apprehended on Sunday and sent to jail on Tuesday.According to police, Yadav threatened to shoot the BJP politician if he visited Bihar. The MP’s office filed a complaint following the threatening call.“The accused was arrested on Sunday and sent to jail today. He has no links with Bihar. He acted alone and claimed he made the call while under the influence of alcohol,” said Additional SP City Abhinav Tyagi.Law enforcement officials used technical surveillance and phone tracking to locate Yadav in Punjab. They have recovered the mobile phone used to make the threatening call.During interrogation, Yadav confessed to making the call while under the influence of alcohol. He has no connection to Bihar and acted independently.