Maharashtra BJP president threatened for life, man arrested

The police arrested a man on Saturday for allegedly sending an email to Maharashtra BJP president and local MP Raosaheb Danve, threatening to kill him. The accused has been identified as Vilas Deshmukh, a resident of Indiwadi in Jalna.

Deshmukh sent an email to Danve saying that if Danve did not resign as an MP, he would be killed, they said. Danve's personal assistant Rajesh Joshi had filed a complaint in this regard with the Kadim Jalna police station.