Bihar Police are on high alert after a BJP MP from Bettiah allegedly received death threats for his son and a demand for Rs 10 crore in ransom.

Sanjay Jaiswal, who represents the West Champaran constituency and is a senior leader in Bihar politics, received the threats on October 23 when the anonymous callers rang him from two different numbers.

“Pay Rs 10 crore, or your son Shivam will be killed,” the callers said, prompting the lawmaker to file a police complaint immediately.

“We have registered the FIR. The MP got calls on Friday. The criminals demanded Rs 10 crore and threatened to kill his son if the money was not paid. We are investigating. Raids are on, and we will arrest the culprits very soon,” Sadar SDPO Vivek Deep said.

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