India, March 9 -- A local BJP functionary in Maharashtra's Beed district was issued a threat in the name of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi from a social media account.

The police, which have begun a probe into the incident, think the account could be fake. No first information report (FIR) has been lodged yet, reported PTI.

Bhosale, also known as 'Khokya', is accused of hunting deer and the threat issued from the Facebook account was in this connection, a police official said.

The account holder, while invoking the name of Lawrence Bishnoi, has sought the arrest of Bhosale for hunting deer. "Deer is our God. Khokya does not deserve forgiveness," the threat message said.

"The Facebook account may be fake. We have written to the socia...