Overview

• Police arrested Rakesh Kumar alias Bharat Bhushan Tiwari, a former Rashtriya Lok Morcha associate, in Siwan on June 21 for issuing death threats to Rajya Sabha MP Upendra Kushwaha.
• Kushwaha reported receiving seven threatening calls and a message on June 19 in which the caller claimed Bishnoi gang ties and warned he would be “finished” within ten days.
• Investigators determined that Kumar had no real connection to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and acted out of dissatisfaction with Kushwaha’s recent statements and alliance speculation.
• Patna Police recovered the mobile phone used for the calls, registered an FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Information Technology Act, and seized a diary containing contact details of prominent individuals.
• The case underscores growing concerns over the misuse of gang identities to intimidate politicians and has led to broader inquiries into similar threats across Bihar.