The Kattakada police on Tuesday arrested a 50-year-old man on the charge of sending a threatening message to the Chief Minister’s email id.
The suspect was identified as Ajaykumar of Ambalathinkala. The police said Ajaykumar had sent e-mails from two mobile phones to the Chief Minister and other prominent persons demanding that ₹100 crore be put in his bank account or else they would invite trouble. The arrest was made during an investigation into a complaint forwarded from the police high-tech cell to the Kattakada police. Ajaykumar was produced in court, and let off on bail.