Class 11 student from Bihar detained for threatening to blow up Kumbh Mela
Class 11 student from Bihar detained for threatening to blow up Kumbh Mela Class 11 student from Bihar detained for threatening to blow up Kumbh Mela
NewsIndiaClass 11 student from Bihar detained for threatening to blow up Kumbh Mela
A 17-year-old student from Bihar’s Purnia, who studies in Class 11, has been detained for allegedly threatening to blow up the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj beginning January 13.
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The Maha Kumbh Mela is set to begin in Prayagraj from January 13 and will go on till February 26. (Photo: Reuters/File)
In Short
- Accused created fake Instagram profile for making Kumbh Mela bomb threat
- He was sent to remand home after being questioned by cops
- Case filed under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and IT Act
The Uttar Pradesh Police has detained a Class 11 student from Bihar’s Purnia district for allegedly threatening to bomb the Maha Kumbh Mela starting January 13 in Prayagraj, officials said on Monday.
Senior Superintendent of Police (Kumbh), Rajesh Dwivedi, said the 17-year-old student, who was brought to Prayagraj on Sunday for questioning, has been sent to a remand home.
The accused allegedly created a fake Instagram profile in the name of one of his classmates to settle a score, and posted provocative content from it, including a threat to kill 1,000 devotees at the Maha Kumbh, the SSP said.
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Police took up the probe after filing a case at the Mela Kotwali police station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Information Technology Act, he added.