Archive · 20 Jun 2025
Himachal Police Probe Death Threat Against Deputy CM and MLA
Someone posted a threat online against the Deputy Chief Minister and another politician in Himachal Pradesh.
The police are investigating the threat to find out who made it and why.
The threat was a comment related to the arrest of a gangster.
Police are trying to find the person who made the threat by tracking their online location.
The person later apologized for the comment.
Himachal Pradesh police are investigating a social media death threat against Deputy CM Mukesh Agnihotri and MLA Rakesh Kalia.
The threat originated from comments on a Facebook post about the arrest of gangster Amrish Rana.
One user wrote, "This time it will be used on a politician only," followed by a specific mention of the Deputy CM and MLA.
Police are attempting to identify the individuals involved by tracing IP addresses.
The user who posted the threat later issued an apology on Facebook.
- Who
- The investigation targets social media users who made threats against Deputy CM Mukesh Agnihotri and MLA Rakesh Kalia.
- What
- Police are investigating a death threat made on social media.
- When
- Investigation launched on Friday.
- Where
- Una district, Himachal Pradesh.
- Why
- To determine the origin and credibility of the death threat made online.
Original Threats
Apologies and Retractions
Threats vs. Apologies
Original Threats
The comments posted made direct threats against the Deputy CM and MLA.
Apologies and Retractions
The comments were later retracted, and apologies issued.
- Targets
- Deputy CM Mukesh Agnihotri and MLA Rakesh Kalia
- Location
- Una district, Himachal Pradesh
- Threat Origin
- Social media comments
- Investigation Focus
- Tracking IP addresses and identifying the individuals involved
- Related Incident
- Comment on the arrest of gangster Amrish Rana
