Una, June 20 -- Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri and Congress MLA Rakesh Kalia have received death threats via social media, prompting the police to register an FIR at Haroli police station late Thursday night.
The case is being investigated seriously, given the use of threatening language involving sharp weapons and hints at political targeting.
According to the complaint filed by Arun Kumar, a resident of Haroli, a Facebook post related to the recent arrest of notorious gangster Amrish Rana had attracted disturbing comments. On June 19, a user named Dilip Kumar commented, "The public is demanding swords again." In response, another user using the alias Sharpshooter Nabaiwala wrote, "This time, it will be used on ...