Man Threatens To Kill PM Modi During His Bihar Visit Using 71-Year-Old Uncle's Number, Held
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A 35-year-old man from Bihar's Bhagalpur was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his two-day visit to the state.
A 35-year-old man from Bihar's Bhagalpur district was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi on WhatsApp during his ongoing visit to the state, police said on Friday.
Police said the arrest was made within hours of the threat being received Maheshi village under the jurisdiction of Sultanganj Police Station, an official said as reported by news agency PTI.
The Prime Minister had arrived in Patna on Thursday on a two-day visit to Bihar.
According to police, a WhatsApp call was made to security agencies from Bhagalpur, threatening to kill PM Modi during his Bihar visit. Accordingly, Bhagalpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) was informed about the threat call on Thursday and a team was constituted to investigate the matter.
According to preliminary probe, it was revealed that the call was made from the mobile phone number of 71-year-old Mantu Chaudhary.
The police informed that during questioning, Chaudhary, who described himself as a non-matriculate farmer using a basic keypad phone, 'denied any involvement and alleged that he was being framed by his nephew, Sameer Kumar Ranjan.
'After a detailed technical analysis and questioning, the team found Sameer Ranjan, the accused, made the WhatsApp call from Choudhary's mobile number by using a virtual private network (VPN)," the statement, issued by the Bhagalpur police, said.
Prima facie, it appeared that the accused made the call to put Chaudhary in trouble as they have a property dispute, it said.
"The accused admitted the crime during interrogation," the statement said.
The matter is being further investigated, it added.
PM Modi on Friday launched development projects worth more than Rs 48,520 crore in Karakat.
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