Congress candidate Imran Masood who threatened to kill Narendra Modi arrested

Saharanpur, UP: Imran Masood, the Congress candidate from Saharanpur in West Uttar Pradesh who was filmed declaring that he will kill Narendra Modi, was arrested from his residence around 4 am today.

A criminal case was registered against him yesterday after a video of him threatening to "chop Modi to pieces" went viral on the web. Apologising for his comments yesterday, he told NDTV, "I meant that I would teach him a lesson."

Hours after his arrest, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's rally was cancelled in Saharanpur. He was to campaign for Mr Masood today.

Condemning Mr Masood's remarks, senior party leader Digvijaya Singh had said yesterday that the comments should not go unpunished.