Thiruvananthapuram, June 13 -- A man was arrested on Saturday by Keralam Police for allegedly issuing death threats over the phone to Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and his family over the phone, officials said.

According to police, the accused, identified as Sony Thomas, a native of Vailakkad in Attingal, was taken into custody following a complaint lodged with the Cantonment Police in Thiruvananthapuram. The Cyber Cell has also initiated a parallel investigation into the matter to trace the digital trail of the calls.

As per the FIR, the accused repeatedly called the official caller ID number of the Thiruvananthapuram City District Police Command Centre (DPCC) at around 6:50 pm on Thursday. During these calls, he allegedly issued threa...