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Gujarat Police Arrest Man Over Death Threat to Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary

Police traced the caller to Sanand using phone records, with questioning to follow in Bihar under the new criminal code.

Overview

  • Shekhar Yadav, 32, was arrested in Ahmedabad district on Friday after a threat call to the Bihar chief minister's office was traced to Sanand.
  • Sanand police, working with Bihar Police, used mobile location data and call records to find him and detained him along the Sanand–Kadi Road.
  • Gujarat Police handed Yadav to Bihar Police on a transit remand, and an FIR filed at Sangrampur in Munger cites sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, for criminal intimidation.
  • Officials said Yadav confessed during questioning, while the motive remains unclear and investigators are checking for any wider links.
  • Police said he worked as a truck driver for a transport firm in the Sanand area and is a native of Banka district in Bihar, with the threat coming as Samrat Choudhary took office earlier this week.