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Yogi Adityanath Threat Call:  Hours after Mumbai Police intercepted a death threat against the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, a 24-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly making the threat. The woman has been identified as Fatima Khan, the daughter of a timber businessman and a BSc in Information Technology, news agency PTI reported. She is well qualified but is mentally unstable, the agency reported citing official sources.

Earlier today, following the threat message, the security forces were put on alert. A threat call was received by the Mumbai Police Traffic Control Cell on Saturday evening, with the caller threatening to assassinate CM Yogi like slain NCP leader Baba Siddique if he doesn't resign from his post in 10 days.

Security forces have been alerted, and an investigation has been launched into the matter, senior police officials said. The efforts to nab the caller are underway, they added.

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Baba Siddique Murder Case

Baba Siddique, a senior Maharashtra political leader and former MLA, was shot dead outside the Bandra office of his son and sitting MLA Zeeshan Siddique on October 12, during Dussehra festivities in the evening. Three assailants fired multiple shots at Siddique from a close range, leaving him dead on the scene. While two shooters were nabbed by the public, one Shivakumar remains at large.

Mumbai police arrested over 15 accused in the case so far, including high-profile criminals Gautam, Zeeshan Akhtar, and Shubham Lonkar - all linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Lawrence Bishnoi's gang later claimed responsibility for the attack and termed Siddique's closeness to Bollywood actor Salman Khan as one of the reasons behind his death.

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Siddique, who received a death threat 15 days earlier, was accorded a 'Y' category security by the state government.

Increasing Trend Of Threat Calls

A threat call to CM Yogi Adityanath comes amid a flurry of such calls to high-profile personalities in the country. The latest call came days after a person, who identified himself as an accomplice of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi threatened to kill independent MP Pappu Yadav, who recently made a remark on the gangster. 

Indian airlines too remained marred with such calls on a daily basis for the last several weeks. These airline threats however turned out to be hoaxes till now.