Uttar Pradesh: Two arrested for bomb threat to Ram temple, CM Yogi Adityanath

Both accused were employees at a paramedical institute

A Durga Puja pandal that resembles the Ram temple in Ayodhya | Salil Bera A Durga Puja pandal that resembles the Ram temple in Ayodhya | Salil Bera

Uttar Pradesh police arrested two persons on Wednesday, for a social media post which threatened to bomb Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and blow up Ayodhya's Ram temple in a blast.

A team of Uttar Pradesh's Special Task Force arrested Tahar Singh and Omprakash Mishra from Vibhuti Khand area of Gomti Nagar in Lucknow, according to a statement.

“The two had threatened Adityanath, STF chief Amitabh Yash and Ayodhya's Ram temple in a post on X in November using the handle @iDevendraOffice,” the statement said. “Investigation initially revealed that email IDs ‘alamansarikhan608@gmail.com' and ‘zubairkhanisi199@gmail.com' were used to send the threat posts,” it said.

After technical analysis of the email IDs, it was found that Tahar Singh created the email accounts and Omprakash Mishra sent the threat messages, it added.

Singh and Mishra are both residents of Gonda and work in a paramedical institute, the statement said. The STF is probing the matter further, it added.

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