Overview
- The accused, identified as Rushant Jaykumar Wadke in police reports, was detained in south Mumbai in a joint operation with VP Road police.
- Investigators say an Andhra Pradesh MP from West Godavari received threats linked to RTI material and a demand for Rs 5 crore.
- Police report that the MP’s personal assistant was robbed of Rs 70,000 at knifepoint during an August 2024 meeting in Kadapa district.
- An FIR was registered at Mydukur police station in August under BNS sections 308(5), 351(2), 127(2) and 3(5) naming Wadke and others.
- Authorities say four alleged associates remain at large, and the arrested suspect has been produced before a local court as the probe continues.