According to sources two persons were arrested on Monday after a WhatsApp exchange on a plan to allegedly kill Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while they were apparently drunk, police said as the minister paid a visit to Dharchula town in this district of Uttarakhand. Meanwhile the police were alerted to the message at 9:30 pm on Sunday. Pithoragarh SP Ramchandra Rajguru said the two have been booked under section 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 66 of the Information Technology (IT) Act.



He said "They were alerted to the chat (about killing the defense minister) on a WhatsApp group at 9.30 pm on Sunday. We identified two persons between whom the chat was taking place and arrested them Monday morning ahead of the defense minister's arrival here”. Police said the controversial message sent by one of the arrested duo reads as, "Main shoot karunga Sitharaman ko, kal uska akhiri din hoga. ('I will shoot Sitharaman, tomorrow will be her last day')".

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Mr. Rajguru said the matter is still under investigation, prima facie it appears the duo was chatting in a state of inebriation. Moreover the defense minister visited Dharchula town on Monday to inaugurate a mega medical camp organized by the Army on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday. His birthday is being celebrated as 'Seva Diwas'.


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