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Mathura Man Arrested After Rooftop Standoff Over Video Threat to UP CM Yogi Adityanath

Police registered an FIR as inquiries focus on a land-dispute claim as the possible motive.

Overview

  • The accused was identified by police as Suneet (also spelled Sunit), alias 'Katua,' a 27-year-old resident of Nagla Hardayal in Mathura’s Mant area.
  • In a video uploaded Friday, he appeared with a pistol, threatened to kill the chief minister by September 25, and displayed a magazine he said held nine bullets.
  • A police team located him at his home and arrested him after several hours on the terrace of a three-storey building, recovering a pistol with live cartridges.
  • An FIR has been filed under relevant sections, including criminal intimidation and illegal possession of arms, according to officials.
  • Investigators are tracing how he obtained a country-made weapon and are assessing factors such as his stated grievance and possible substance influence, as locals described recent mental stress.