Sulatnpur, May 17: A woman was today arrested on charges of threatening family members of a SP MLA in a bid to extort money, a senior officer said here.
Sanren was arrested on a complaint lodged by MLA Anup Sanda’s wife Anita Singh that she forcibly entered her house and attempted to exort rupees five lakh, Superintendent of Police Satyendra Veer Singh said.
The MLA’s wife alleged that Sanren threatened to defame Sanda, if he failed to give the money, he said.
Sanda was not home and had gone to Lucknow for treatment, MLA’s family members said.
Meanwhile, the woman alleged that she was being framed.
–Agencies