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Delhi Police arrested a 25-year-old man on Saturday for allegedly issuing a death threat to Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, officials said. The accused, identified as Shlok Tripathi, is a known fraudster who frequently changes his identity, a police source told PTI. He is currently being interrogated by the Special Cell in northwest Delhi, an official added.

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The accused allegedly issued the threat through emergency helpline 112 from neighbouring Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.

Ghaziabad Police alerted their Delhi counterparts and dispatched a team to Panchwati Colony, the reported origin of the call, but the suspect initially managed to evade capture, said Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Ritesh Tripathi.

On Friday, ACP Ritesh Tripathi said, “On the night of June 5, 2025, the Ghaziabad Commissionerate's Kotwali police station received a call from an unknown person who threatened to kill the Chief Minister of Delhi. The Ghaziabad control room immediately informed the Delhi control room. Delhi's local police force promptly responded and reached the spot. The caller could not be contacted thereafter.”

"Responding to the alarming information, we informed the Delhi Police Control Room about the call," ACP Tripathi said.

"A police team rushed to Panchwati Colony, the location from where the call was reportedly made. However, we were unable to establish contact with the individual who had dialled 112," he added.

"Police teams have been pressed to identify the individual through surveillance," the ACP further said.

Death Threat To Rajasthan CM 

Last month, a high-level security alert was issued in Rajasthan after an email threatened the lives of Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma and senior IAS officer Neeraj K Pawan, PTI reported.

The email, sent from an account under the name Divij Prabhakara, included threats to kill and dismember both individuals. It also claimed that explosives would be planted in cricket stadiums to draw public attention to certain alleged personal grievances.

According to police, the email was sent to multiple recipients, including an official ID associated with the chief minister’s office and a private individual.

Framed as an attempt to expose alleged misconduct, the message included accusations of rape and dowry harassment, along with detailed personal information about the purported offenders.

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Police stated that the email contains unverified personal claims and is being treated both as a potential security threat and a possible hoax.