Sharad Pawar receives death threat; NCP leaders demand swift action
National Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar received a death threat through Twitter on Friday.
Following this, a delegation of party leaders led by MP Supriya Sule reached the Mumbai Police Commissioner’s office demanding swift action. They demanded action should be taken by the police against the Twitter handle that had posted the threat.
Meanwhile, Uddhav Thackeray faction MP Sanjay Raut and his brother Sunil Raut also received similar threats to their lives. According to Sunil Raut, the threats were made via calls.
“Uddhav Thackeray faction MP Sanjay Raut and I have received death threat calls since yesterday, asking them not to talk to the media in the morning. Mumbai Police Commissioner and state Home Minister have been informed regarding the incident,” said Sunil Raut, Uddhav Thackeray faction MLA.
A senior police official told that they have been informed about the threat to the NCP chief on a social media platform.
“We are looking into it. We have started a probe,” the official said.
