Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal receives two death threats
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has received two death threats on his official e-mail, according to the Delhi Police. They also added that the Delhi government has approached Police Commissioner Alok Verma, who then directed the Crime Branch to investigate the matter. Police have been verifying the alleged death threat to the Delhi CM, reports claimed.
Delhi Police are examining two ?life threat emails? sent to Delhi?s chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on his official email address between Tuesday and Wednesday, allegedly by an anonymous person. The emails were forwarded to the Delhi Police by the chief minister?s office, police said. A crime branch team led by joint commissioner of police (crime) Ravindra Yadav has been tasked to examine the contents of the threat emails and identify the sender as well as the alleged suspects whose names and mobile numbers have been mentioned in the email, said a Delhi Police spokesperson. Read more: Arvind Kejriwal, brother-in-law accused of corruption; Delhi Police launch probePolice sources said the emails claimed that Kejriwal might be attacked by a group of five to six persons during election campaign in poll-bound areas in Punjab or Goa. According to the source, the emails contain names and contact numbers of the five-six persons, who according to the sender of the emails will allegedly ?kill? Kejriwal. Read: Delhi hackers, digital shoplifters who tampered data of e-commerce portalsRavindra Yadav confirmed they had received a letter from the chief minister?s office and the forwarded emails that mentioned names and numbers of people who allegedly want to kill the chief minister. ?We are in the process of verifying the information. Action will be taken accordingly,? Yadav said. No FIR was filed till the filing of this report. Read: Kejriwal is like a handpump-- four feet above ground and 120 feet below: SidhuRead: AIIMS admits in high court its laser machine is not working for long