Delhi man ‘wanted’ to go to jail, calls PCR, threatens to kill PM Modi; held
New Delhi, Jun 4: A 22-year-old man was arrested from northeast Delhi's Khajuri Khas area after he called the Police Control Room (PCR) and allegedly threatened to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said on Friday.
The accused, who has been identified as Salman alias Arman, told police that he made the call as he "wanted" to go to jail. He is addicted to drugs and was released from a juvenile home, where he was sent in a murder case, in 2018, they said.
The accused called the PCR on 112 around Thursday midnight and threatened to kill PM Modi, the police said.
The number from which the call was received was immediately traced and shared with the district police unit, which then located him to Khajuri Khas, a senior police officer said.
According to preliminary investigation, Salman was under the influence of drugs at the time of making the call. He was scolded by his father around 10 pm.
During interrogation, the senior officer said, the man told police that he made the call as he "wanted" to go to jail. When asked why he wanted to go to jail, he said, "Wahin mann lagta hai mera (I like being there)."
Salman also told police that he is addicted to drugs and that he took some smack around 7 pm on Thursday, he said.
Senior officers of the Delhi Police will further interrogate him with Intelligence Bureau officials in accordance with the protocol before taking any legal action, the police said.
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DK district Congress demands probe into alleged 'audio clip' of Nalin Kumar Kateel
Mangaluru, Jul 24: Congress leader and former minister B Ramanath Rai on Saturday criticised Dakshina Kannada MP and state BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel over the recent viral audio clip that purportedly shows him discussing a leadership change in Karnataka and demanded a probe into it.
In the audio clip which went viral on July 18, Kateel is allegedly heard saying that the entire team of ministers, including K S Eshwarappa and Jagadish Shettar will be removed, and though there were three names for chief minister's post, they will not be considered.
However, Kateel has denied that it was his voice in the audio and asked the Chief Minister to hold an investigation.
Rai said BJP MLAs in the district can recognise the voice of Kateel, who has been here for 15 years.
The MP has admitted that the government is corrupt on the audio clip, which went viral on social media. It is undoubtedly the voice of Kateel, he said.
Demanding a probe in the matter, Rai said the police commissioner is an expert in handling cases relating to social media, but probe into this case has been delayed.
Rai also criticized the government on the ED raids on Dainik Bhaskar and Bharath Samachar soon after the two newspapers reported the Pegasus controversy.
