Lucknow: Three persons were arrested on Saturday on charges of threatening a Samajwadi Party MLA and demanding money from him, police said here on Saturday.
The arrests were effected in Ambedkarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh following a complaint by Tanda MLA Azimul Haq Pahelwan, they said.
In a complaint to police yesterday, the MLA said he had received threatening calls from some persons on his mobile on Friday demanding "rangdari" (protection money) from him, police said.
The callers also abused and threatened him, the lawmaker alleged in the complaint.
Through surveillance, the callers were traced and arrested, police said.
The mobile phones used by the trio were seized, police said.
The arrests were effected in Ambedkarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh following a complaint by Tanda MLA Azimul Haq Pahelwan, they said.
In a complaint to police yesterday, the MLA said he had received threatening calls from some persons on his mobile on Friday demanding "rangdari" (protection money) from him, police said.
Through surveillance, the callers were traced and arrested, police said.
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