New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde received a death threat via email on Thursday, 20 February. The email threatened to blow up the Shiv Sena leader's car. The Goregaon and JJ Marg police stations, along with the Mantralaya (state secretariat), also received the threatening messages.

Mumbai Police and the Crime Branch have launched an investigation to trace the sender's IP address. In response to the threat, security around Eknath Shinde has been heightened.

Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde is in national capital Delhi to attend the Swearing-in ceremony of Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.

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