MoS for panchayati raj gets indecent call

February 20, 2015 18:01

A man was arrested today for allegedly talking to a Union minister in an indecent manner over phone, the police said.

Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Nihal Chand Meghwal has alleged that he received a phone call from a man last night, in Sriganganagar district, and that he spoke to him in an indecent manner.

The man, identified as one Ashok, was arrested when the minister, who hails from Sriganganagar district, informed about the matter. He was caught from Purani Basti area, SP Sriganganagar Hari Prasad Sharma said.

The man has been arrested under section 151 of the IPC for breaching peace.

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