PATNA, Dec. 19 -- Bihar police have ordered a probe into the alleged threat by a Pakistan-based gangster to chief minister Nitish Kumar with dire consequences if he did not apologise to the Muslim woman doctor whose niqab (veil) was pulled down by him while handing over her appointment letter.

The police have lodged an FIR with Cyber Police station in Patna against Instagram ID owner Shahzaad Bhatti (333444), who has threatened Nitish Kumar on social media.

The incident took place during a recent event, held at the 'Samvad' hall at the CM's secretariat to distribute appointment letters to 1,283 doctors. When a woman doctor wearing a hijab approached the stage to receive her job letter from the CM, the latter was seen trying to remove he...