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74-Year-Old Arrested in Rs 500-Crore Threat to MP Judge After Letter Traced to Prayagraj

Investigators cite CCTV footage alongside postal records identifying a 74-year-old from Prayagraj who allegedly sent the letter to frame a rival.

As per police, the sender wanted the money to be delivered personally by the judge in Baraga in UP's Banda district by late evening on September 1.
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The accused warned the judge to pay the money if she wants to stay alive.

Overview

  • Judicial Magistrate Mohini Bhadauria of Teonthar court in Rewa received a registered letter demanding Rs 500 crore with the warning, “If you want to stay alive.”
  • Police registered an extortion case under Section 308 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and formed a special team that pursued leads into Uttar Pradesh.
  • Officers say CCTV from a Prayagraj post office and the registered-post receipt tied the mailing to 74-year-old Devraj Singh, who was arrested late Thursday.
  • Investigators report the note was signed in the name of Sandeep Singh and invoked the Hanuman gang, but they now allege Devraj sent it to frame his relative.
  • Security around Rewa courts has been tightened, and handwriting samples have been sent for forensic analysis as inter-state coordination continues.