At the time when Uttar Pradesh is reeling under the second wave of Covid-19 with administration putting a brave fight against the novel disease, state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reportedly received death threats from an unknown person.
According to media reports, the WhatsApp emergency dial number '112' of the Uttar Pradesh Police received the message from an unknown person who warned that the CM has 'only four days left'. Police officials said that the threats were received on the evening of April 29.
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Taking a note of the development, the UP police have lodged a complaint in Sushant Golf City police station. Control room Operation Commander Anjul Kumar lodged an FIR against the unknown number holder who sent the message.
Meanwhile, ADG Law and Order Prashant Kumar said that a surveillance team has been deployed to trace the number from which the threat was receives and efforts are underway to arrest the individual who sent the message.
This is not the first time that CM Yogi Adityanath has received death threats. last year in May, September and December too, the Chief Minister received many such threats. The police also arrested many people after they confessed of sending the threats.
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