Vimlesh Singh (30) was arrested on Thursday in reference to the submit. (file)
Amethi, Uttar Pradesh:
A person has been arrested in reference to a threatening submit on social media in opposition to Bhim Military chief Chandrashekhar Azad who was shot at by unidentified assailants two days in the past, police mentioned on Friday.
A bullet grazed Mr Azad’s stomach when unidentified assailants opened hearth at his automotive in Saharanpur district’s Deoband on Wednesday. The automotive used within the assault has been recovered whereas the Bhim Military chief was discharged from hospital on Thursday.
In a press release on Friday, Amethi’s Superintendent of Police Elamaran G mentioned that taking cognisance of the dying threats to Mr Azad on the Fb web page ‘Kshatriya of Amethi’, the police on Thursday registered a case beneath part 506 of the Indian Penal Code and the Data Expertise (IT) Act.
Vimlesh Singh (30) was arrested on Thursday in reference to the submit. Prima facie, Mr Singh was not discovered to be concerned within the assault on Chandra Shekhar Azad, however preventive motion was taken to keep up peace and order, the police assertion mentioned.
Advance authorized motion might be taken if any new reality involves mild through the investigation within the case, it mentioned.
Six days in the past, a submit on the Fb web page claimed that Mr Azad could be killed by the Thakurs of Amethi in broad daylight.
On Thursday, one other submit on the identical web page mentioned that Mr Azad has been shot within the waist, however “subsequent time he won’t survive”. It additionally warned of a large agitation if any harmless Rajput is implicated within the assault in opposition to the Bhim Military chief.
Speaking to reporters after being discharged from Saharanpur District Hospital on Thursday, Chandrashekhar Azad accused the Uttar Pradesh chief minister of turning a blind eye in the direction of incidents of crime within the state.
“Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s silence on this incident exhibits that he’s patronising crime in Uttar Pradesh,” he alleged.
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