BJP MP claims he got death threat call 'for making videos on Hindutva' cops begin probe

Dewas (MP), Jul 19 (PTI) BJP Lok Sabha MP Mahendra Singh Solanki from Madhya Pradesh on Friday said an unidentified man called him and threatened to kill him for making videos on nationalism and Hindutva.
Based on his complaint, a case has been registered, a senior police official said.
Talking to reporters, the 40-year-old Dewas MP said, "Around 11.40 am today, when I was in a study room in Tilak Nagar, I received a call from an unknown number. The caller said I was making a lot of videos on nationalism and Hindutva. He then started abusing me. I asked his name, but he threatened to kill me."
Superintendent of Police Sampat Upadhyay said, "The Dewas MP received a call in the morning. After getting a complaint application from him, an FIR was registered at the Civil Lines police station. The unidentified caller has been charged under sections 351 (4) and 296 of BNS. The Civil Lines area City Superintendent of Police (CSP) is heading the investigation."
According to police sources, the call was probably made from Kanpur, but the caller has switched off his phone.
Solanki joined active politics after quitting his job as a judge in Madhya Pradesh, sources close to the politician said.
He became a member of Parliament for the first time in 2019, after defeating his nearest rival Prahlad Tipaniya. In this year's Lok Sabha election, Solanki defeated Congress candidate Rajendra Malviya.

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