Rowdy held for making threat calls from prison

A notorious rowdy, currently lodged in the Bangalore Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara, on Monday allegedly made threat and ransom calls to a local politician from a mobile phone. Palani, involved in as many as 13 criminal cases, phoned the politician from Wilson Garden and demanded ransom. He also warned him of dire consequences if he failed to cough up the money, the police...