Dalit leader and Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani on Wednesday took to twitter to allege that a man threatened to shoot him.
Mevani wrote, “7255932433 from This number i have received a call on my number 9724379940 saying he will shoot me. My colleague Kaushik Parmar(who is having my number these days) just informed me – koi Ranvir Mishra ka phone tha aur bola ki tum Jignesh levani ho to tumhe goli mar dunga.”
7255932433 from This number i have received a call on my number 9724379940 saying he will shoot me. My colleague Kaushik Parmar(who is having my number these days) just informed me – ” koi Ranvir Mishra ka phone tha aur bola ki tum Jignesh levani ho to tumhe goli mar dunga”
— Jignesh Mevani (@jigneshmevani80) June 6, 2018
Mevani’s colleague Kaushik Parmar, who received the threat, has lodged a complaint in Vadgam, Mevani’s assembly constituency in Banaskantha district, reported NDTV.
“Parmar handles Mevani’s office in Vadgam. Based on his complaint, we registered an FIR against the caller who had identified himself as Rajvir Mishra,” said police sub-inspector RP Zala.
The man allegedly called Parmar and threatened to shoot Mr Mevani, Mr Zala said.
A case under IPC section 507 (criminal intimidation by anonymous communication) was registered.
Parmar told police that he carries a mobile phone with an old number of Mevani’s, and the number is known to many people in the Vadgam assembly constituency.
Mevani also alleged that despite getting such threats in the past on Facebook and Twitter, the state police took no action.
In a recent development, Mevani shared an audio of the alleged threat.
ये सुनिए ऑडियो – धमकीवाला इंसान कितना बेख़ौफ़ है।https://t.co/Kbl5TGx7Ve
— Jignesh Mevani (@jigneshmevani80) June 7, 2018
आज फिर से उसी नम्बर से हमारे मोबाइल पर फोन आया जिसने कल गोली मारदेने को कहा था। आज फोन कर के उस आदमी ने दुबारा धमकी दिया कि -लल्लू पंजू समज़ा है क्या, परिणाम का इंतज़ार करो।
— Jignesh Mevani (@jigneshmevani80) June 7, 2018
