Mumbai: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was the target of a threat message that threatened to kill him “like Baba Siddique” if he did not resign from his position within ten days, leading to the arrest of a 24-year-old woman.
After an inquiry showed that the SMS was sent from Fatima Khan’s number, Mumbai Police took her into custody. According to police sources, Ms. Khan has been dealing with mental health concerns despite her high level of qualifications. According to information obtained, the woman resides with her family in Thane, close to Mumbai, and has a bachelor’s degree in information technology. According to accounts, her father works in the lumber industry.
This follows a death threat against Yogi Adityanath that was sent to the Mumbai Traffic Police control room. According to a threat sent to the control room’s WhatsApp helpline by an unidentified number, Yogi Adiyanath will be “killed like Baba Siddique” if he did not step down within ten days.
The most recent threat message coincides with a slew of death threats that Mumbai police have been receiving for the past few weeks. Salman Khan was the victim of the majority of threats, which threatened to kill the actor unless he paid a ransom. The police located the senders of these texts and arrested them in the wake of the shooting outside the actor’s home earlier this year.
Among them are a tattoo artist from Noida and a vegetable vendor from Jamshedpur. They are being questioned by Mumbai Police after being placed under transit custody.
Baba Siddique’s son Zeeshan Siddique, a Bandra MLA, was mentioned in one of these threatening texts. On October 12, the former minister was shot and killed close to his son’s workplace. The murder has been attributed to the group commanded by incarcerated criminal Lawrence Bishnoi.
Salman Khan, who has already received death threats from the Bishnoi gang, reportedly because of his involvement in the blackbuck hunting case in Rajasthan during the shooting of Hum Saath Saath Hain, was believed to be close to the deceased politician. The April shooting outside Salman Khan’s house was allegedly linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Following the shooting outside and the death threats, the actor’s security has been strengthened.
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