Truck driver arrested for issuing threat to CM Yogi Adityanath

A truck driver was arrested from Etah district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday night for allegedly issuing a life risk to chief minister Yogi Adityanath whereas searching for the discharge of jailed Mafioso-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, police officers stated on Saturday. This growth comes at a time when the state authorities goes powerful on Ansari and his gang members.

The suspect despatched a number of messages on the WhatsApp variety of the state police built-in emergency service UP 112 three days in the past, police officers stated.

The officers stated the sender threatened to ‘remove’ the state authorities if Ansari was not launched from jail inside 24 hours. They stated the messages had been acquired on UP 112’s WhatsApp quantity between 9.56 and 10.11 am on Wednesday.

The Lucknow police media cell stated the accused was recognized as Etah resident Amarpal, a truck driver by occupation, and the risk messages had been despatched by him as a mischievous act. The suspect was initially traced in Delhi and was later arrested when he reached his home in Etah, they added.

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They additionally stated the police had been additional investigating the intentions behind the risk messages. They had been additionally making an attempt to determine whether or not anyone else was a part of the crime.

The Lucknow police had registered an FIR on the Hazratganj police station in opposition to unidentified individuals on Wednesday for issuing the risk by way of nameless communication, the police stated.

Earlier, on June 12, two brothers from Gonda district had despatched a message on the WhatsApp variety of the Uttar Pradesh police, threatening to explode the chief minister’s residence and 50 different locations within the state. The two brothers had secretly used a rival’s cellphone to border him to settle private scores.

On May 21, an identical message to focus on the CM was despatched on the WhatsApp variety of UP 112. A Mumbai resident, Kamran Ameen Khan, was arrested on this connection on May 23. A day later, one other Mumbai resident, Sayyed Wahab, was arrested when he threatened to hold out blasts if Ameen was not launched from police custody.