Man from Gujarat arrested for threatening Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary, a day before swearing-in ceremony

AHMEDABAD: A 32-year-old driver living in Sanand taluka has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Samrat Choudhary, a day before the latter was sworn in as Bihar's chief minister.

"Shekhar Yadav, a native of Banka district in Bihar, allegedly called Choudhary's office in Munger last Tuesday and issued death threats over the phone," said SP (Ahmedabad Rural) Om Prakash Jat.

The next day, on Wednesday, Choudhary was sworn in as Bihar's 24th chief minister. The sudden nature of the call sparked a security review for the incoming leader.

A case was registered at Sangrampur police station in Munger district under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including criminal intimidation, said the SP.

"Bihar police contacted their Gujarat counterparts, who used the mobile number Yadav had used to make the call to trace his location." the SP added. Local intelligence units were immediately deployed to discreetly monitor the suspect's movements before the final crackdown. The Sanand police arrested him on Thursday using a combination of technical inputs and human intelligence.

He was subsequently handed over to the Bihar police.

During interrogation, Yadav confessed to making the threatening call, according to the SP. "Further investigation, including the motive behind issuing threats, will be carried out by the Bihar police," Jat said.

Police sources claim that Yadav had an unresolved grievance against the Bihar govt. He had reportedly written to the chief minister's office seeking redressal but received no response, and had been harbouring resentment since.

He had the landline number of Choudhary's Munger office and called from his personal mobile phone, the sources added.

What made the case particularly notable was Yadav's digital behaviour. Despite not being active on social media, he had been extensively searching for information about Choudhary on his browser, said police. Investigators also found that he was in the habit of regularly clearing both his call log and browser history, a detail that raised flags during the probe. Authorities believe this indicates a level of premeditation designed to evade forensic detection after the crime.

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