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'Made call under influence of alcohol': 25-year-old man held for giving death threat to Delhi CM Rekha Gupta; being interrogated by Special Cell
NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old man was taken into custody on Saturday for allegedly issuing a death threat to Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, police officials said.
The suspect has been identified as Shlok Tripathi, though police sources described him as a habitual fraudster who frequently changes his identity.
According to officials, the accused made the threat call while under the influence of alcohol.
Tripathi was apprehended by the
Delhi Police
, who are currently interrogating him at the Special Cell office in northwest Delhi, an official confirmed.
The threat was made via the emergency helpline number 112 in
Ghaziabad
, Uttar Pradesh, during the night between Thursday and Friday.
After receiving the call, Ghaziabad police alerted their Delhi counterparts and dispatched a team to Panchwati Colony, where the call had originated. However, the suspect initially managed to evade arrest, said ACP Ritesh Tripathi of Ghaziabad Police.
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