UP CM Yogi gets death threat, case filed against 'unidentified' sender

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has once again received a death threat via text message on the emergency helpline 112.

As per the information available, the threat was reportedly received on the night of April 23 through a message on 'Dial 112', a line set up by the state government in which the sender threatened to kill Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. ''I will kill CM Yogi soon,'' the unidentified sender stated.

A report by India Today said that the unidentified caller even sent the threat message to social media desk of the Uttar Pradesh Police.

Meanwhile, a case has been registered against the unidentified person under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for threatening the UP chief minister.

''A case has been registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 506, 507 and IT Act 66 by the Operation Commander of 112 in PS Sushant Golf City against an unknown person after 'Dial 112' receives death threat for Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath,'' news agency ANI quoted the police as saying.

However, this is not the first time that the Yogi Adityanath has been threatened like this. Earlier, a schoolboy was held from Lucknow by police in Uttar Pradesh's Noida for allegedly sending an email to a media house threatening to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath.

A report by PTI quoted Assistant Commissioner of Police (Noida) Rajneesh Verma saying that the 16-year-old boy, a resident of Bihar, was brought to Noida and was produced in a juvenile court. He was granted bail later.