A 19-year-old youth from Warangal was picked up by the Mumbai police for allegedly sending emails to chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani, demanding crores of rupees. Officials said that he was sending death threats to the industrialist stating that he had ‘the best shooters’. The Crime Branch of Mumbai police also arrested another 21-year-old from Gujarat on similar charges.
The 19-year-old from Warangal, identified as Ganesh Ramesh Vanaparthi, was nabbed after the police traced the IP address of the email. He had sent a threatening email demanding ₹500 crore at around 10.32 a.m. on November 1. Following a complaint from Devendra Munsiram, security in-charge of Mr. Ambani, a case was booked with the Gamdevi police.
Warangal Police Commissioner Ambar Kishor Jha said that a team from the Mumbai police arrived on Friday and nabbed the youth. Vanaparthi was then produced before a local court and remanded in police custody till November 8.
