Maharashtra police have launched a massive probe after a caller allegedly called authorities and threatened Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s car. The Shiv Sena leader is currently in Delhi.
According to police, anonymous calls were received on Thursday, threatening to blow up the deputy chief minister’s car. Police officials said threat calls were received at multiple stations against the deputy chief minister. A senior police official said, “Mumbai police on Thursday morning received anonymous calls threatening to blow up Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's car. The caller threatened to blow up Shinde's car with a bomb. A probe was underway,” PTI reported.
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Police said threat calls were received at Goregaon, J.J. Marg police stations and at the control room at the state government's headquarters ‘Mantralaya’.
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Shinde on Thursday attended the swearing-in ceremony of the new Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in the national capital. He reportedly also attended the conference of chief ministers of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance.
The threat comes after the sensational assassination of veteran Maharashtra politician and former minister Baba Siddique. The Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) leader was murdered in front of his son’s office in Mumbai in October last year. Siddique was shot three times and though he was rushed to the hospital, he succumbed to the injuries. The Mumbai police formed a Special Investigation Team to probe the case. The police have arrested close to 30 persons in connection with the case. Siddique was allegedly killed by the infamous Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The politician was allegedly on the hit list of the gang for his close ties with actor Salman Khan.
