Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Anubhav Mittal, the primary accused in the Rs 3,700 crore cyber fraud case, for allegedly sending a threatening email to a judge of the Allahabad High Court. A police constable has also been booked in connection with the incident, which allegedly originated from Lucknow jail where Mittal is currently lodged.

According to police officials, the FIR was registered on Friday against Mittal and Constable Ajay Kumar (posted at the Police Lines) for criminal intimidation and offences under the Information Technology (IT) Act.

The matter came to light after an email was sent to a judge of the High Court’s Lucknow bench, containing a warning that the judge “was going to be murdered.” An subsequent inquiry conducted by the Cyber Cell

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