Satish Sharma
Motihari : Munsif Magistrate, Motihari civil court, Nishant Kumar Priydarshi, on Thursday received a threatening call at his official chamber from a criminal who asked him to pay an extortion amount of Rs 25 lakh failing which he would be killed. He informed the District and sessions judge, Motihari, and then informed East Champaran SP Jitendra Rana about it.
SP Rana rushed to the office chamber of District and sessions judge and inquired into the matter. SHO, Town police station, Motihari, Ajay Kumar met the munsif magistrate and lodged a case in this connection. Police are trying to trace the caller. It may be mentioned here that circle officer (CO) of Chiraiya and a junior engineer of Rural Works department at Chakiya were threatened by extortionists and asked to pay extortion last week but the callers are yet to be arrested by police.