Mahesh Sav, the man who sent the country's security establishment into a tizzy by sending a parcel containing a gun and cartridges to President A P J Abdul Kalam, was arrested on Tuesday evening from his native Mujaheedpur village in Patna district of Bihar.
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SP (Patna rural) Gangeshwar Prasad Sinha said Sav did not resist his arrest.
Sinha said Sav, 40, claimed during his interrogation that he had sent a 'toy' pistol in the parcel.
''The man appears to be of unsound mind,'' Sinha said and added that he does not have any criminal record.
Asked if a case has been registered against Sav, Sinha said the Patna Police is trying to get in touch with their Delhi
counterpart to ascertain whether a case was filed there.
"If the Delhi police have registered a case, Sav will be handed over to them. If not, then we will file a case under relevant sections and proceed against him," Sinha said.
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