Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary. File Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui
By Neeraj Kumar
Patna: Police have arrested a man accused of issuing a death threat to Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary from nearly 1,700 kilometres away, officials said. The suspect had been in hiding in Gujarat at the time of his arrest.
The Bihar Police, with assistance from Gujarat Police, conducted a raid in the Sanand area and took the accused into custody. He had allegedly called Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary directly and threatened to kill him, prompting the registration of a case at Sangrampur police station and triggering an intensive manhunt.
Investigators placed the suspect’s mobile phone under surveillance and traced his location to Sanand in Gujarat. A police team was immediately dispatched, and the operation was carried out in coordination with local authorities.
The arrested individual has been identified as Shekhar Yadav, a native of Banka district in Bihar. According to police, Yadav made the threatening call to the Chief Minister from Gujarat.
Officials said Yadav was working in the transport sector in Gujarat and residing there. During interrogation, he reportedly confessed to the crime.
A case has been registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, after the threat was issued via mobile phone. “Considering the seriousness of the matter, the accused was apprehended from Gujarat,” said Vinod Kumar Jha, Station House Officer of Sangrampur police station.
Yadav is currently being brought to Bihar on transit remand, where further legal action will be taken. The operation was executed through close coordination between Bihar and Sanand police, under the leadership of Sanand police officer BT Gohil.
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