Overview

• Sanjay Seth received multiple threat calls and a text on July 26, prompting Ranchi and Delhi Police to launch a special operation.
• Officers arrested Nityanand Pal at the Dhanbad railway station on July 27 after tracing technical evidence.
• Police confirmed Pal was intoxicated during the calls, in which he claimed past killings and threatened to shoot the minister.
• During interrogation, Pal admitted he sought money for his daughter’s marriage and disclosed a prior molestation conviction.
• Pal remains in custody in Ranchi as authorities draft charges and review protocols for protecting Union ministers.