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A California man was apprehended and charged with threatening to kill the children of Indian-American Ajit Pai, head of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), according to a court document.

The 33-year-old Markara Man, made threats to Pai through emails, since he was irate that the FCC had rescinded net neutrality, the affidavit filed in connection with the case by a law enforcement, according to a Virginia court. Pai is one of the senior officials in the United States Donald Trump's administration.

"Two kids have killed themselves over the Official Action so far. Since you're the tiebreaker vote… * Stares hauntingly past you* * Slowly raises arm and points directly at you* Their blood is forever on your hands," one email stated, according to an FBI affidavit.

One of the emails specifically threatened the killing of Pai's children, stating, "I will find your children and I will kill them."

The Federal Bureau of Investigation traced the emails to Man's Norwalk home in May through an Internet Protocol address provided Google, when Man admitted to sending the threats because he was displeased regarding the repeal and wanted to startle Pai, officials said.

Man, charged with threatening to murder a member of the immediate family of the U.S. official, faces a maximum of 10 years in prison if sentenced.

By Sowmya Sangam