Uttar Pradesh STF arrests two for threat to blow up Ram Temple in Ayodhya

STF Uttar Pradesh arrests two accused for threatening to kill CM Yogi Adityanath & blow up Ram temple in Ayodhya. Case registered under various IPC & IT Act sections.

STF Uttar Pradesh has arrested two accused from Lucknow on January 3 for threatening to kill Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and blow up the Ram temple in Ayodhya by an alleged person from ISI named Zubair Khan.

The accused have been identified as Tahar Singh and Om Prakash Mishra from Gonda.

The police have recovered 2 mobile phones, WiFi Router and a Digital Video Recorder from them.

"On December 27, 2023, Control Room of STF Headquarters was informed by DGP Headquarters that a threat was received to kill Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and blow up the Ram temple in Ayodhya in a post on 'X' using the handle @iDevendraOffice. In the tweet it was mentioned that Zubair Khan of the ISI organisation had given the threat in a mail," Special Task Force, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow said in a press release.

On the instructions of senior officers, an investigation was under the supervision of Pramesh Kumar Shukla, Deputy Superintendent of Police, STF Uttar Pradesh.

"It was found that an FIR was registered in Alambagh police station, Lucknow and Sushant Golf City police station. From a perusal of the FIR of both cases, it was revealed that e-mail IDs lamansarikhan608@gmail.com and zubairkhanisi199@gmail.com were used for threat messages. After technical analysis of the used mail ID, Tahar Singh who created the e-mail ID and Om Prakash Mishra who sent the threat mail were arrested," the STF further said.

The arrested accused on interrogation revealed that Devendra Tiwari, who ran an NGO in the name of Bharatiya Kisan Manch and Bharatiya Gau Seva Parishad, had many cases registered against him in Ashiana, Banthara, Gautampalli and Alambagh."