Man Arrested for Hoax Threat to Assassinate PM Modi After Job Termination
Mumbai Police arrested a 36-year-old man in Rajasthan after he sent threatening messages, reportedly under the influence of alcohol, claiming a plot involving bomb blasts and ISI links.
- Mumbai Traffic Police received a WhatsApp message early Saturday threatening to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and alleging a bomb plot linked to ISI agents.
- The accused, Mirza Mohammed Beig, 36, reportedly sent the hoax messages after being fired for arriving at work intoxicated in Gujarat.
- Police tracked Beig to Ajmer, Rajasthan, using technical surveillance and arrested him outside a railway station as he attempted to travel to Jharkhand.
- The threatening messages also included unverified claims of individuals planning bomb blasts in Mumbai and Dhanbad, as well as illegal weapon manufacturing.
- Beig has been charged with criminal intimidation and is being interrogated in Mumbai to verify his claims and uncover his motives.
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