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Published 09:08 IST, January 19th 2021

AAP's Sanjay Singh gets death threat call, lodges police complaint

AAP's Sanjay Singh alleged that he has received a death threat on call and registered a police complaint on the matter under IPC section 506

Reported by: Swagata Banerjee
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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh alleged that he has received a death threat on call and registered a police complaint on the matter. The AAP leader took to Twitter and shared a copy of his police complaint. The AAP leader said that he will not get intimidated by such threats and urged the Delhi Police to take action. The police registered a complaint under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation).

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He said, "I have filed a complaint at the North Avenue police station in Delhi regarding the threat I recieved of getting killed."

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'Report under section 506 of the IPC registered '

"Around 7 pm on Monday, a complaint was received at the North Avenue police station from Singh, a Rajya Sabha member, regarding threats being given to him over the phone. A non-cognizable report under section 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered," police said in a statement.

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(With ANI Inputs) 

Updated 09:08 IST, January 19th 2021