Overview
- A case was filed late Thursday at the Haroli Police Station after complainant Arun Kumar flagged death threats posted under a Facebook update about Amrish Rana’s arrest.
- Comments saying “The people are demanding the sword again” and “This time it will be used on a politician only” prompted the inquiry into threats against Mukesh Agnihotri and Rakesh Kalia.
- Deputy Chief Minister Agnihotri represents the Haroli constituency and MLA Kalia serves Gagret, both in Una district.
- Police are probing possible links between the threateners and gangster Amrish Rana while working to match IP addresses to physical locations.
- The Himachal Pradesh Police cyber team is actively tracking down the culprits with the aim of making arrests soon, officials say.