NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir police have registered a case against mafia don Ravi Poojary, for allegedly warning student activist Shehla Rashid Shora of death threats.
Shehla filed a complaint against Poojari who had threatened her, Umar Khalid and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani to shut up.
“FIR number 45/2018 u/s (under section) 506 RPC filed by J&K Police against Ravi Poojary on my complaint,” Shora said on Twitter.
FIR number 45/2018 u/s 506 RPC filed by J&K Police against Ravi Poojary on my complaint. https://t.co/D1yYCs2f6Q
— Shehla Rashid (@Shehla_Rashid) August 13, 2018
In a message, the screenshot of which Shehla put up on Twitter, Poojary said, “Just shut your mouth or we will shut your mouth forever. Tell Umar Khalid and Jignesh Mewani also. Mafia don Ravi Poojary”.
“Meanwhile, got this death threat from right-wing Hindutvawadi fundamentalist Ravi Poojary. He warns Umar Khalid, Jignesh Mevani and me to shut up! Threat by SMS #DigitalIndia,” she wrote on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/Shehla_Rashid/status/1028990329972813824
Earlier on Monday afternoon, an unidentified man targeted Umar Khalid at Constitution Club in the high-security area near Parliament in Delhi. Khalid escaped unhurt, witnesses said.
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