Youth held for demanding 'ransom' from CM

JAIPUR, AUG.11 A tribal youth was arrested at Banswada district in Udaipur on charges of demanding Rs. 15 crores as `ransom' from the State Chief Minister, Mr. Ashok Gehlot. The accused, Dilip alias Bose, was produced before a court at Banswada today, which remanded him to police custody till August 17.

The DGP , Mr. Amitabh Gupta, said a few days back the Chief Minister's office had received a threatening letter demanding a huge ransom by August 15, which was handed over to police for further action. Police later laid a ruse and managed to arrest the youth, he said. According to police souces, the arrested was a ` crazy' person, who on interrogation told that he got inspiration from crime movies.

- UNI

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