5 arrested over death threats for supporting Nupur Sharma in Bhilwara

2 businessmen received death threats in the Dhanmandi Police Station area where Kanhaiya Lal was brutally murdered on June 28; They both had received death threats on WhatsApp from an Iranian number.

NewsBharati    18-Jul-2022 15:45:27 PM
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Bhilwara, July 18: Bhilwara Police in Rajasthan, arrested five people for giving death threats to a person identified as Ayush Soni. He was receiving ‘sar tan se juda’ threats after he allegedly shared a social media post supporting former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.

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He shared the post on WhatsApp, after which he received these threats. When Hindu organizations came to know about the death threats given to Soni, they demanded quick and strict action.

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Later on Saturday, the Police arrested five people for threatening Soni, and security was provided to his family.

On July 17, 2 businessmen received death threats in the Dhanmandi Police Station area where Kanhaiya Lal was brutally murdered on June 28. They both had received death threats on WhatsApp from an Iranian number. Following threats, Police deployed outside their shops and houses.

 
On June 28, a Hindu tailor named Kanhaiya Lal was brutally beheaded in Udaipur, Rajasthan. He was killed over an alleged social media post in which he had supported Nupur Sharma. As per reports, his neighbour Nazim had filed a complaint against him, following which he was arrested by the Police.

Another man, Umesh Kolhe, was killed in Amravati for the same reason. Both cases were handed over to NIA. So far, multiple reports of similar death threats have come to light since Kanhaiya Lal’s murder.