Summary:
On May 30, depressed Sharma made a phone call from the mobile phone of his cousin Ajay Sharma to mayor and threatened to kill him and his family members by exploding a bomb. Two months ago, his makeshift shop was razed by the Bareilly Municipal Corporation (BMC) during an anti-encroachment drive. On mayor’s complaint, an FIR was already registered against the accused under sections 384 (punishment for extortion), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) and 507 (criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC),” SHO added.Accused Sharma, a resident of Rajau Paraspur under Bithri Chainpur police station, is a pan-masala vendor in Baradari area. Bareilly: Police claimed to have arrested Krishna Gopal Sharma, a 42-year-old man, who alleged issued bomb threat to mayor Umesh Gautam on May 30, from Gandhi Udyan road under Kotwali police station on Monday evening.Police said after registering an FIR, they had been conducting raids to nab the accused who was at large.Station house officer (SHO) of Kotwali police station Gitesh Kapil said the accused would be sent to jail after producing him before a court on Tuesday.Kapil said, “Around 7:30 on Monday evening, we received information that the accused was hiding at a premises on Gandhi Udyan road, following which we raided the place and arrested him..