Ex-MP Navneet Rana gets Rs 10 cr extortion threat

October 15, 2024 21:46

Former MP from Maharashtra Navneet Rana/File image

Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former MP from Maharashtra, Navneet Rana, has received a threat through a letter demanding Rs 10 crore, prompting the police to register a case and launch an investigation, an official said on Tuesday.

The letter addressed to the former MP from Amravati was sent via speed post by a man, who identified himself as Amir.

Rana's personal secretary Vinod Guhe lodged a formal complaint with Rajapeth police station in Amravati alleging that the letter was received by a staffer at Rana's residence on October 11.

The sender of the letter stated that he had taken a supari for Rana and threatened to sexually assault her, the complainant stated.

The police have registered an FIR and investigating the matter, a police official said. -- PTI

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