Man Who Sent Death Threat To Sanjay Raut Arrested In Pune: Cops
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Accused Rahul Talekar has no criminal background and claims to have sent the message when he was drunk, the official said.
Mumbai police have arrested a 23-year-old man from Pune for allegedly sending a message to Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut threatening to eliminate him like Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, who was shot dead last year, a police official said on Saturday.
Accused Rahul Talekar has no criminal background and claims to have sent the message when he was drunk, the official said. Citing preliminary investigations, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had earlier said that he had issued the threat under the influence of alcohol. However, a detailed probe will be carried out and action will be taken, Fadnavis had assured.
Rahul Talekar was apprehended from the Kharadi area late on Friday night in an operation by Mumbai and Pune police, hours after Raut's brother and MLA Sunil Raut filed a complaint at the Kanjurmarg police station here, the official said.
Calling Sanjay Raut "Hindu virodhi", the message read, "Delhi me mil tu ak 47 se uda dunga. Moosewala tyep. Lawrence ke or se msg he soch ke... Salman aur tu Fix. Tyatil karke rakhna (sic)." Police suspect the "Lawrence" in the message refers to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
