Head of a religious community receives threat SMS, accused taken into custody

Head of a religious community allegedly received threat SMSs from a youth in Muzaffarnagar, following which the accused was arrested at Khatoli town in the district, police said on Tuesday.

The religious head received SMSs on his mobile phone on Monday, allegedly threatening to kill him, they said.

Irate followers protested over the incident and demanded strict action, they said. "The accused Shivkumar has been arrested and the mobile used for sending threat messages recovered from his possession," City Superintendent of Police, Sarvan Kumar told media persons in Muzaffarnagar.

A case has been registered against the accused, police said, adding that security has been tightened and extra police deployed in the town as a precautionary measure.