Jaipur, Sep 28 (PTI) Police here lodged a case after a finance company employee allegedly threatened and abused Sikar MP Sumedhanand Saraswati over the phone claiming that the lawmaker is a guarantor for a loan that is not being repaid.

Assistant Sub-Inspector Ramavatar of Dadiya police station said the case has been registered under sections 384 (extortion), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 504 (deliberately insulting any person) of the Indian Penal Code.

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The MP's assistant, Mahendra Kumar, had approached the police on Wednesday evening following which the case was registered on behalf of Saraswati.

According to the complaint, a woman who introduced herself as an employee of Gurugram-based Lakshmi Finance Company used abusive language over the phone for recovery of loan for which, she claimed, the MP is a guarantor and asked him to pay the dues.

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The BJP MP said he is not anyone's guarantor and has not given any guarantee for a loan. "Action should be taken against the finance companies which commit fraud in this way," Saraswati said.

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