Social activist Anna Hazare has received a death threat from a Canada-based Indian resident. As per reports a Canada-based Indian issued a death threat to Anna on social networking site Facebook. A person named Gagan Vidhu, who claims to live in Canada warns that the time had come to kill Hazare and boasts that he would be the next Nathuram Godse soon.
Vidhu reportedly posted: “"Time has come to kill Anna Hazare. I will be next Nathuram Godse soon.I am not kidding. I am coming to India soon. I will arrange for gun and shoot this modern Gandhi [Mr. Hazare].”
Anna Hazare's office lodged a complaint with Thane Police and also complained the matter to Maharashtra DGP asking him to probe the alleged incident. Gagan Vidhu has been booked by Thane Police under relevant sections of the Information Technology Act. Police are trying to trace the IP address of the computer which was used by Vidhu. Hazare's aide Ashok O Gautam also received the death threat.
Vidhu reportedly posted: “"Time has come to kill Anna Hazare. I will be next Nathuram Godse soon.I am not kidding. I am coming to India soon. I will arrange for gun and shoot this modern Gandhi [Mr. Hazare].”
Anna Hazare's office lodged a complaint with Thane Police and also complained the matter to Maharashtra DGP asking him to probe the alleged incident. Gagan Vidhu has been booked by Thane Police under relevant sections of the Information Technology Act. Police are trying to trace the IP address of the computer which was used by Vidhu. Hazare's aide Ashok O Gautam also received the death threat.