BJP MP claims he received death threat, FIR registered in UP's Bhadohi

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BJP MP from Bhadohi Ramesh Bind has claimed that he received a death threat on his mobile phone number, following which an FIR has been registered against an unidentified person, police said on Sunday.

According to a complaint lodged by Bind at Gopiganj police station on Saturday, he received 11 messages on August 11 in which the sender threatened to kill him during a visit to Bhadohi, Superintendent of Police Meenakshi Katyayan said.

On the basis of the complaint, an FIR has been registered in the matter and a probe has been launched, she said.