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PM Modi, Amit Shah, Nitish Kumar receive death threat, as per Delhi Police

1 min read 21 Jun 2023, 01:36 PM IST Sounak Mukhopadhyay

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar have received death threats.

The Delhi Police has received two phone calls from an individual making threats to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

The Delhi Police has reported receiving two phone calls from an individual making threats to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

According to a police official, authorities are in pursuit of an individual who is believed to be under the influence of alcohol. The individual, described as an alcoholic, has been consuming alcohol since the previous night. Efforts have been made to contact the individual's family, but they have confirmed that he is currently not at home.

“We reached out to his family . He is an alcoholic and has been drinking since last night. Currently, he is not at home. He will be apprehended soon," the Hindustan Times quoted a police official as saying.

In response to these threats, a specialised team has been assembled to actively locate and apprehend the caller.

(This is a developing story. Please check back for more updates)

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Sounak Mukhopadhyay

Sounak Mukhopadhyay, who also goes by the name Sounak Mukherjee, has been producing digital news since 2012. He's worked for the International Business Times, The Inquisitr, and Moneycontrol in the past. He's also contributed to Free Press Journal and TheRichest with feature articles. He covers news for a wide range of subjects including business, finance, economy, politics and social media. Before working with digital news publications, he worked as a freelance content writer.