Plan to Kill Defence Minister, 2 Arrested in Uttrakhand
Date: 18/09/2018
Two persons were arrested on Monday after a WhatsApp exchange message in which the duo were planning to kill Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Both of them were drunk. According to police the minister paid a visit to Dharchula town in this district of Uttarakhand. The Police were alerted on Sunday at 9:30 p.m.
Well, the investigation is being in progress to know whether the duo had any criminal background or possessed any arms and ammunition.
“Section 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 66 of the Information Technology (IT) Act are imposed on them” Pithoragarh SP Ramchandra Rajguru said.
He further added “We were alerted to the chat (about killing the defence minister) on a WhatsApp group at 9.30 pm on Sunday. We identified two persons between whom the chat was taking place and arrested them Monday morning ahead of the defence minister's arrival here.”
The controversial message sent by one of the arrested duo reads as, "Main shoot karunga Sitharaman ko, kal uska akhiri din hoga. ('I will shoot Sitharaman, tomorrow will be her last day')", police said.
The Minister visited Dharchula town on Monday to inaugurate a mega medical camp organised by the Army on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday. His birthday is being celebrated as 'Seva Diwas'.
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