Man arrested for 'threatening' to kill Kerala CM Satheesan, family

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A antheral was arrested for allegedly making telephone calls threatening to termination Kerala main curate VD Satheesan and his family, officials said connected Saturday.The accused has been identified arsenic Sony Thomas of Attingal.According to police, an unidentified idiosyncratic called the Thiruvananthapuram metropolis territory constabulary bid and power centre (DPCC) astatine 6.50 p.m. connected Friday and allegedly threatened to termination the main curate and his family.When asked for the reason, the caller reportedly said helium did not similar Satheesan, the FIR stated.The accused allegedly made different telephone astatine 6.53 p.m. and repeated the threat, officials said.After allegedly verbally abusing the constabulary serviceman who attended the call, the accused asked whether capable information arrangements had been made for the main minister, the FIR said.Soon after, Cantonment constabulary registered a lawsuit and began tracking the telephone fig from which the calls were made.On Saturday morning, constabulary took Thomas into custody from Attingal.Police officials said the accused was allegedly nether the power of intoxicant erstwhile helium made the calls.He volition beryllium produced earlier a tribunal aboriginal for remand proceedings, officials added.