<p>A day after Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari received threat calls, a team of Maharashtra police landed in the Hindalga Jail in Belagavi to interrogate a notorious gangster, who is suspected to be behind it.</p>.<p>“Our team is interrogating one person, investigation is in primary stages,” Nagpur Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar said on Sunday.</p>.<p>A call was received at the public relations office in the Khamla area of Nagpur on Saturday with the caller claiming to be a member of the Dawood Ibrahim gang and demanding Rs 100 crore.</p>.<p>After the incident, the security of the office and residence of Gadkari, who is the Nagpur MP, was beefed up.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/security-increased-at-nitin-gadkaris-house-office-following-threat-calls-1181016.html">Security increased at Nitin Gadkari's house, office following threat calls</a></strong></p>.<p>The call was traced to Karnataka and a team of Nagpur police and Anti-Terrorism Squad sleuths was dispatched.</p>.<p>According to reports reaching here, the jail authorities also seized the diary of notorious gangster Jayesh Kanta, who is suspected to have made the call.</p>.<p>The suspect is undergoing a sentence in jail. </p>.<p>The suspect faces several cases like murder and attempt to murder. </p>.<p>“We would be able to speak more only after thorough investigations,” Kumar added.</p>
<p>A day after Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari received threat calls, a team of Maharashtra police landed in the Hindalga Jail in Belagavi to interrogate a notorious gangster, who is suspected to be behind it.</p>.<p>“Our team is interrogating one person, investigation is in primary stages,” Nagpur Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar said on Sunday.</p>.<p>A call was received at the public relations office in the Khamla area of Nagpur on Saturday with the caller claiming to be a member of the Dawood Ibrahim gang and demanding Rs 100 crore.</p>.<p>After the incident, the security of the office and residence of Gadkari, who is the Nagpur MP, was beefed up.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/security-increased-at-nitin-gadkaris-house-office-following-threat-calls-1181016.html">Security increased at Nitin Gadkari's house, office following threat calls</a></strong></p>.<p>The call was traced to Karnataka and a team of Nagpur police and Anti-Terrorism Squad sleuths was dispatched.</p>.<p>According to reports reaching here, the jail authorities also seized the diary of notorious gangster Jayesh Kanta, who is suspected to have made the call.</p>.<p>The suspect is undergoing a sentence in jail. </p>.<p>The suspect faces several cases like murder and attempt to murder. </p>.<p>“We would be able to speak more only after thorough investigations,” Kumar added.</p>