Man who offered to kill PM arrested

February 06, 2021 02:12 am | Updated 02:13 am IST - PUDUCHERRY

Sathyanandam, 43, a resident of Manaveli, was on Friday arrested for offering to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ₹5 crore.

He had reportedly posted a Facebook message in Tamil saying “'he was ready to kill Mr. Modi but who will come forward to provide ₹5 crore”.

Based on a complaint filed by a car driver who happened to see the post, the police arrested him and remanded him to judicial custody.

Further investigations are on, police said.

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