Bareilly, Jan. 27 -- Former Bareilly City Magistrate Alankar Agnihotri on Tuesday alleged that there was a coordinated attempt to keep him confined at the District Magistrate's camp office.

He also demanded the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the matter.

Speaking to the reporters, Agnihotri said, "I had already tendered my resignation yesterday and the coordinated plot failed yesterday at the camp office of DM, where DM sir recieved a call saying that this 'pandit' should be made to sit here only and he should not be let go from here the whole night...I called the Secretary of the Bar Association, Deepak Pandey, and told him to inform the media that an order has been issued to hold me hostage."

"When they go...