A former MLA, Shailesh Pandey, is facing a death threat and a demand for a 20 lakh rupee ransom. The caller threatened to harm his daughter if the money wasn’t paid. Pandey has filed a report with the Sakri police. The call was made to his wife, Ritu Pandey’s phone. The caller threatened Shailesh Pandey and made the ransom demand, further threatening to kidnap the daughter of Manju Pandey, the Deputy Registrar of Cooperatives. Pandey immediately informed the SSP and the Sakri TI. A case has been registered by the Sakri police. The former MLA found it unusual that the caller threatened to harm someone else’s daughter. The police are investigating the incident, utilizing surveillance to find the culprit. The incident has created a buzz in political circles. The police are actively working on the case.
