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Rajasthan Chief Minister Receives Death Threat From Prison Inmate

A convict serving a life sentence in Dausa's Salawas jail allegedly made a threatening phone call to the Jaipur police control room, prompting an investigation into security lapses.

Last year as well, an inmate from the Dausa jail had threatened to kill Rajasthan chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma.
Rinku called the Jaipur police control room twice on Saturday and threatened to kill chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma (PTI)
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Overview

  • Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma received a death threat from Rinku, a prisoner serving a life sentence for a rape conviction in Dausa's Salawas jail.
  • The threatening call was made to the Jaipur police control room, with the phone traced back to the jail during an investigation.
  • Authorities conducted a four-hour search operation in the jail, recovering the mobile phone used to make the threat.
  • State officials are investigating how the inmate obtained a phone and whether jail staff were complicit in the security breach.
  • This is the second reported death threat against the Chief Minister from a Dausa jail inmate in less than a year, raising concerns over repeated lapses in prison security.