Indian-origin student arrested in U.S. for arson, terroristic threat

A 22-year-old Indian-origin student has been arrested in the U.S. on charges of arson and terroristic threat against family members, according to official records.

Manojh Sai Lella, a senior at the University of Texas at Dallas, was arrested by Frisco police on Monday (December 22).

Police responded to Lella’s home after family members reported a mental health episode and alleged threats. 

Authorities said he allegedly tried to set the home on fire several days earlier.

Lella faces arson with intent to damage a habitat or place of worship, a first-degree felony, and terroristic threat of a family/household member, a Class A misdemeanour. 

Police stressed there is no evidence of a threat to a place of worship. Bond was set at $100,000 and $3,500, respectively, according to the documents.