In Maharashtra, Samajwadi Party’s lone MLA and state unit president Abu Azmi has received death threats. He lodged a complaint at the Colaba police station in Mumbai. It is not yet known who threatened them. In a tweet on Monday, Azmi said that someone was threatening to kill him on WhatsApp.
In his tweet, SP MLA Abu Azmi wrote, “This sir has given me a call on my personal phone number and through WhatsApp, a target time of 3 days or threatened to kill me.” The matter has been reported to the Colaba Police Station. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra FadnavisMumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalk and Mumbai Police should take cognizance of the matter and take immediate action.
This is not the first time he has received threats. Earlier in January also, Azmi had received death threats. At that time, he had claimed that he received a threatening call on the number of his personal assistant and was threatened with death. During this, the person also said abusive words for the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. During that time an FIR was registered against an unknown person under section 506(2) and 504 of IPC at Colaba Police Station, Mumbai.
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