Naveen Jindal’s family leaves Delhi amidst death threats from Islamists
Jindal said that he suspected some people had followed him a few days ago when he had gone to meet someone; he then informed the police of the death threats he has been receiving
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New Delhi, June 11: Former BJP leader Naveen Jindal and his family are attracting several death threats from the mobs, for his tweets on Prophet Muhammad. Earlier today, Jindal took to Twitter to share a screenshot of a phone number from which he is getting death threats.
In Karnataka’s Belagavi, an effigy of suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma was found hanging on the Fort Road, highlighting the grim nature of protests that have convulsed the nation days after AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair dog-whistled about her comments on Prophet Muhammad.
Jindal said he had received death threats directed at himself and his family from unknown people. Notably, Jindal’s family has already left Delhi after receiving death threats over his tweets on Prophet Muhammad.
Jindal said that he suspected some people had followed him a few days ago when he had gone to meet someone. He informed the police of the death threats he has been receiving ever since Mohammad Zubair of AltNews dog whistled about the alleged insult meted out on the Islamic Prophet.
The police have taken the matter seriously as there were reports that unknown people had done a recce of his house.
“I am still living in Delhi. Out of fear my family has left the city. This is an exodus,” Jindal said. A protest march is organised in Laxmi Nagar Chowk on Saturday evening over the vile death threats that Nupur Sharma, Naveen Jindal and their family members are receiving in the wake of their comments on Prophet Muhammad.
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On June 10, Friday, massive protests emerged in multiple cities across the nation against Nupur Sharma, the former BJP spokesperson who has come under the attack of Islamists for quoting Islamic Hadiths on the Prophet Muhammad.
In Karnataka’s Belagavi, an effigy of suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma was found hanging on the Fort Road, highlighting the grim nature of protests that have convulsed the nation days after AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair dog-whistled about her comments on Prophet Muhammad.