India, July 12 -- Union minister Chirag Paswan received a death threat through social media, his party revealed on Friday, springing cops into action, ahead of the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.

According to Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) spokesperson Rajesh Bhatt's complaint in the Patna Cyber Police Station, the threat came through Instagram under the username 'Tiger Meraj IDISI'. This comes days after Paswan, who leads LJP (Ram Vilas), threw his hat into the Bihar assembly polls.

"The threat was issued due to Paswan's growing popularity. The act "clearly reflects criminal intent and involvement in unlawful activities. I request you to take immediate cognisance of the seriousness of this matter and initiate prompt action. Kindly ...