A man was today arrested for allegedly threatening Ranchi archbishop Telesphore P Toppo with dire consequences if his demand for Rs five crore was not met, police said here.
Devesh Dutta alias Johnny in a letter on May 18 demanded Rs five crore posing himself as an area commander of ultra outfit PLFI, was arrested from a village in Dumka district, a police official said.
Dutta had a land dispute with Amit, a resident of Seoli in West Bengal's Birbhum district, and asked Toppo to hand over the money to him, district Superintendent of Police Anup T Mathew said.
Dutta also gave Toppo Amit's cell phone number, he said.
Dutta had sent similar extortion letters under an alias Michael Raj Kujjur to two businessmen brothers - Bishop of Dumka and BDO of Sahebgunj, Mathew said, adding that Dutta was known to the two persons.
