A WhatsApp message threatening to “kill” Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was received on the Uttar Pradesh police’s text helpline. Following this a case was lodged against a man, officials in Lucknow stated.
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh police WhatsApp helpline, on Monday received a message threatening UP CM Yogi Adityanath.
A WhatsApp message, threatening to “kill” Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was received on the Uttar Pradesh police’s text helpline. Following this a case was lodged against a man, officials in Lucknow stated.
According to the police, the message was sent allegedly by a person named Shahid on the WhatsApp number of the Dial-112 helpline. He threatened to “bomb” the Chief Minister, the police told news agency Press Trust of India.
An FIR or police case was registered on Monday at the Sushant Golf City police station in Lucknow by headquarters station commander Subhash Kumar.
Police informed news agency PTI, that several teams have been formed to arrest the accused. The cyber cell and surveillance teams are also working on it, they added.
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