Schoolboy Held from Lucknow Over Assassination Threat to PM Modi, UP CM Yogi

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Last Update: April 08, 2023, 11:17 AM IST

The boy was produced before a juvenile court here later in the day and was granted bail, according to an official (file photo)

The boy was produced before a juvenile court here later in the day and was granted bail, according to an official (file photo)

Assistant Commissioner of Police (Noida) Rajneesh Verma said the 16-year-old boy, a resident of Bihar, was picked up from Chinhat area of ​​the state capital on Friday morning and brought here.

The Noida Police on Friday caught a Lucknow-based teenager who is believed to have sent an email to a media house, threatening to kill the Prime Minister. Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, officials said.

According to an official, the boy was produced before a juvenile court here later in the day and was granted bail.

The official said the bail was granted as the allegations leveled in the case were bailable.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (Noida) Rajneesh Verma said the 16-year-old boy, a resident of Bihar, was picked up from Chinhat area of ​​the state capital on Friday morning and brought here.

Verma said, “An FIR was registered in Sector 20 police station here on April 5, following which the matter was investigated, technical teams were also involved to trace the sender of the email, which contained threats.” was the message.”

“Based on investigation, the sender of the email was traced and traced to Chinhat area of ​​Lucknow. The sender turned out to be a schoolboy who has just completed his 11th standard and will start 12th this session.

Police had registered an FIR against an unidentified person after a representative of a media house approached them with a complaint, stating that they had received an email threatening to kill the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

The FIR was registered under Indian Penal Code sections 153A (1b) (act prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony, or likely to disturb the public peace), 505 (1b) (public, or likely to cause fear or alarm to any person) was done. Sections of public under which any person may be induced to commit an offense against the State or against the public tranquility), 506 (criminal intimidation), 507 (criminal intimidation by anonymous communication), police said. The police had also invoked the provisions of information technology Take action in the matter.

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