Puducherry: The police arrested a real estate businessman Satyanandam of Aryankuppam village on Thursday on the allegations of posting a message in Facebook offering to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi if anyone paid Rs Five crore.

According to the police sources Satyanandam was remanded by a local Court on Friday. The police filed a case under IPC sections 505 (1) and 505 (2) for making statement conducing to public mischief and statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill- will between classes.

Police said the accused had posted a message stating that he was “ready to kill” the Prime Minister and wanted to know who would be ready to give him Rs 5 crore for it. The police arrested him on the message of a car driver who informed the police who traced the Facebook account.