Overview
- West Champaran police arrested one accused, identified as Ashok, in the extortion-threat case targeting MP Sanjay Jaiswal.
- Investigators recovered the phone and SIM used to place the calls, with the handset traced to an owner who reported it stolen three months ago.
- A Special Investigating Team examined technical inputs to crack the case within a day of the complaint, and a search is underway for additional suspects.
- The MP received two calls on October 23 at 12:40 pm and 12:44 pm from different numbers demanding Rs 10 crore and threatening to kill his son.
- An FIR was filed in Bettiah, security has been stepped up for Dr. Shivam Jaiswal and at the MP’s premises, and police continue to treat the matter as an extortion case during the election season.