Mumbai police on Thursday received mails threatening to blow up Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's car, an official said. According to the official, mails threatening to bomb Shinde's car were received at Goregaon and J J Marg police stations in the morning, after which a probe began in the case. "The IP address of the sender is being tracked. All angles are being probed," the official informed.Security around Shinde has been heightened, and authorities are taking the matter seriously. The investigation is ongoing.
Shinde, along with Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and deputy CM Ajit Pawar, is in Delhi for the swearing-in ceremony of BJP's Rekha Gupta as chief minister of the national capital.This is not the first time that Shinde has received a death threat. Earlier in February 2024, a college student had also issued death threats to Eknath Shinde and his MP son Shrikant Shinde. The threat was issued via social media, prompting police intervention. A 19-year-old student was arrested for sending death threats to both Eknath Shinde and his son on February 11, 2024.
Newsinc24 Team
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