NEW DELHI, Nov 12: Police registered a case after an unidentified person allegedly threatened to kill former Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and his daughter, Harshita Kejriwal, unless Rs 7 crore was paid.
The caller claimed to be a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, though police have not confirmed any link between the person and the gang.
The matter came to light after AAP's Tilak Nagar MLA Jarnail Singh lodged a complaint with police. Singh said he received a call on his personal mobile number on November 6, followed by a WhatsApp message from the same number.
The caller asked Singh to tell Kejriwal to pay Rs 7 crore and allegedly threatened to kill Kejriwal and his daughter if the money was not paid. The WhatsApp message also repeated the demand and threat, the complaint stated.
Singh submitted a written complaint to the senior superintendent of police, Mohali, on November 6. Mohali cyber crime police registered a case against an unidentified person under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act.
Inspector Sunil Kumar of the cyber crime police station has been assigned the investigation. Police are examining call detail records, IP logs and location data linked to the mobile number used to issue the threats.
Singh sought coordination with security agencies to ensure the safety of Kejriwal and his family. He also sought an investigation into whether others were involved in the threat.
