Man arrested for threatening Kerala CM, family over phone

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A man was arrested for allegedly making phone calls threatening to kill Kerala chief minister VD Satheesan and his family, officials said on Saturday. The accused has been identified as Sony Thomas of Attingal. According to police, an unidentified person called the Thiruvananthapuram city district police command and control centre (DPCC) at 6.50 pm on Friday and allegedly threatened to kill the chief minister and his family. When asked for the reason, the caller reportedly said he did not like Satheesan, the FIR stated. The accused allegedly made another call at 6.53 pm and repeated the threat, officials said. After allegedly verbally abusing the police officer who attended the call, the accused asked whether adequate security arrangements had been made for the chief minister, the FIR said. Soon after, Cantonment police registered a case and began tracking the phone number from which the calls were made. On Saturday morning, police took Thomas into custody from Attingal. Police officials said the accused was allegedly under the influence of alcohol when he made the calls. He will be produced before a court later for remand proceedings, officials added.