Bihar police today arrested a man for allegedly making ransom calls to Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) Superintendent, demanding Rs five lakh.
Lakhindra Prasad registered a complaint with Gandhi Maidan police station yesterday about receiving phone calls from an unidentified person who threatened him with dire consequences if he does not give him Rs five lakh as extortion money.
Police analysed the call details records and arrested Munna Sharma from PMCH area here, Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj said in a statement.
Sharma wanted to set up a furniture shop and made a call to Prasad whose number he had got while treatment, police said.
The extortion threat to the head of the state's premier hospital sent shockwaves among other doctors.
SSP Manu Maharaj-led team of police nabbed the culprit within 24 hours of the registration of the case.
