<p>The Central Crime Branch sleuths have arrested a man from Davangere who had allegedly written threat letters to litterateurs and intellectuals, police sources said on Saturday.</p>
<p>The CCB has obtained 10 days' police custody to dig out more information from him, the sources added.</p>
<p>According to the information received, over 15 writers and intellectuals from the state had met Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara, stating that they had been receiving threat letters for the past year.</p>
<p>They also said they received letters saying that they would meet the fate of late activists MM Kalburgi and Gauri Lankesh. The activists were shot dead by a fringe right-wing group in the past.</p>
<p>The Home Minister has issued directions to Director General of Police Alok Mohan and Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda to provide security for the writers and intellectuals.</p>
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Central Crime Branch sleuths have arrested a man from Karnataka`s Davangere who had allegedly written threat letters to litterateurs and intellectuals.

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