Besra charges Munda with threatening his life

Jamshedpur, May 17 (UNI) Founder of All Jharkhand Students' Union (AJSU) Surya Singh Besra today lodged an FIR against Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda for allegedly threatening to kill him.

In his FIR lodged with Govindpur police station here, Mr Besra said the chief minister called him from Ranchi this morning and threatened him of dire consequences.

Mr Munda said he was "hurt" to learn the allegations of corruption levelled against him by Besra at the meeting of Jharkhand Vikash Morcha(JVM) here on May 14, according to the former legislator.

Mr Munda also said Mr Besra being "an insider" was taking undue advantage, he added.

In his complaint, Mr Besra also claimed Mr Munda as saying, ''I will teach you a lesson if you dare to talk against me as you know my background very well.'' Mr Besra, who is one of the five convenors of JVM (Kolhan unit), said it was clear from the chief minister's ''don-like'' threat that he wanted to kill him. He said soon after the phone call he lodged an FIR.

Mr Besra asked for police protection for him and his family in view of the alleged threat to his life and urged legal action against Mr Munda.

Later, talking to media, Mr Besra demanded a CBI inquiry into the incident. He claimed that he would 'expose' the 'real face' of Mr Munda before the CBI.

He claimed the Chief Minister lost his cool and was trying to take revenge as his days were numbered.

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