The Delhi Police on Saturday arrested a 30-year-old LLB student for allegedly issuing a death threat to Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta via the Ghaziabad police control room (PCR).
The police identified the accused as Shlok Tiwari and said he was arrested from Daulatpur Colony in Ghaziabad on Saturday morning. Tiwari is pursuing an LLB degree and works as a deed writer at the Ghaziabad court, the police said.
Tiwari is known to make anonymous calls to the PCR, a senior police officer said. “According to his call data records, he has made over 40 anonymous calls in the past year,” the officer added.
While the exact reason for Tiwari making the call is yet to be determined, he is suspected to be an alcoholic, the officer said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Bhisham Singh confirmed the development and said that the accused is undergoing further interrogation.
Another officer said that Tiwari and his wife were separated, and he stayed with his mother and sister.
According to the Ghaziabad police, the call threatening Gupta was received around midnight, on the intervening night between Thursday and Friday.
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On receiving the information, the Delhi Police increased the chief minister’s security detail and security outside her residence in Northwest Delhi.
The Delhi Police has accorded ‘Z’ category security cover to Gupta.
