Arvind Kejriwal Death Threat: A case has come to light about former Chief Minister of the capital Delhi and national convenor of Aam Aadmi Party Arvind Kejriwal receiving death threats. The person issuing the threat has said that along with Kejriwal, his daughter Harshita Kejriwal will also be targeted. The accused has demanded a ransom of Rs 7 crore, threatening to kill both of them. After this matter came to light, security agencies have become alert. Based on the complaint, the police have registered a case against an unknown person and started investigation.
According to the information, instead of contacting Arvind Kejriwal directly, the person issuing the threat tried to convey his message to him through an Aam Aadmi Party MLA. The accused called the MLA and threatened him and clearly said that if Rs 7 crore was not given, Kejriwal and his daughter would be killed. After this, the accused repeated his threat by sending a written message on WhatsApp also.
MLA Jarnail Singh received a threatening call
In this entire matter, the name of Aam Aadmi Party MLA Jarnail Singh from Tilak Nagar assembly seat of Delhi has come to light. It is being told that a call was received on his personal mobile number from an unknown number. The person calling identified himself as a member of the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
The accused asked the MLA to convey his message to Arvind Kejriwal. He warned that if the amount of Rs 7 crore was not given, Kejriwal and his daughter Harshita would be killed. After threatening over the phone, the accused also sent a message on the MLA's WhatsApp from the same mobile number. In this, ransom money and threat of murder were mentioned.
According to the MLA, the English letter 'H' was visible on the WhatsApp profile of the person who made the threat. He kept this message safe as evidence related to the case.
Complaint given to Mohali Police
After receiving the threat, MLA Jarnail Singh took the matter seriously and contacted the police. On November 6, he gave a written complaint to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Mohali district of Punjab. In the complaint, he gave complete information from phone calls to messages sent on WhatsApp.
The MLA has also handed over screenshots of threatening messages to the police, so that they can be used in the investigation. He told that the accused has used a public representative as a medium to send ransom and murder threats to Kejriwal. In the complaint, calling this entire matter a serious criminal activity, a demand has been made to identify the accused and take strict action against him.
FIR registered under these sections
After receiving the complaint, Mohali Police conducted initial investigation into the matter. After this, an FIR was registered against the unknown accused in the cyber crime police station. Police have registered a case under sections 308(4), 351(2), 351(3), 351(4) and 111(2) of the Indian Justice Code (BNS). Apart from this, Section 66D of the Information Technology Act (IT Act) has also been imposed.
Under these sections, aspects related to activities like ransom demand, criminal threats and fraud through digital medium will be investigated. At present, the police is trying to identify the accused and find out the reason behind the threat.
Connection with Lawrence Bishnoi gang will also be investigated
The investigation of the case has been handed over to Inspector Sunil Kumar of Cyber Crime Police Station. The technical team of the police is collecting information about the call detail record (CDR), IP log and location of the mobile number from which the call and WhatsApp message was sent to the MLA.
The investigating agencies are also trying to find out whether the person making the threat is actually associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang or he has used the gang's name to spread fear. Along with this, it is also being investigated whether any other person or network is involved in this incident.
Demand to increase security of Kejriwal and family
MLA Jarnail Singh has demanded from the police administration that the person making the threat should be arrested soon and the entire network working behind him should be traced. He has also expressed concern about the safety of Arvind Kejriwal and his family.
He has appealed to strengthen the security arrangements of Kejriwal and his family by coordinating with the concerned security agencies. At present the police is investigating the case from every aspect. Efforts are underway to identify the accused on the basis of technical evidence and find out the real reason behind the threat.
Report- Anmol Singh Gulati
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