Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Bihar these days. Meanwhile, during his visit, a shocking incident took place which left the security agencies awake. On May 29, a PMO official received a death threat on WhatsApp, after which the security agencies took the matter seriously and immediately swung into action.
After this threat, NIA, IB and Ministry of Home Affairs jointly started the investigation. It was found that this message was sent from Bhagalpur district of Bihar. Taking swift action, the accused Sameer Ranjan was arrested within 4 hours.
How was the threat received and how was the accused caught?
An officer posted in the PMO received a threatening message on WhatsApp in which it was said to target PM Narendra Modi. Security agencies tracked the location through technical tracing and found that the message was sent from Sultanganj police station area of Bhagalpur. On the instructions of Bhagalpur SSP, a team of local police and intelligence agencies conducted a raid and nabbed the accused within a few hours.
The message was sent from a fake SIM
The investigation revealed that the mobile number used by the accused was registered in the name of an elderly man, Mantu Chaudhary. Sameer Ranjan had obtained this SIM card through fake documents to hide his identity.
Who is the accused Sameer Ranjan?
- Name: Sameer Ranjan
- Age: 35 years
- Residence: Maheshi Village, Thana Sultanganj, Bhagalpur
- Education: BCA Pass
- Background: Employed before covid, but unemployed since pandemic
- Mental condition: According to the police, the accused was suffering from mental stress and financial crisis
Readiness of security agencies
This whole development once again proved that there is no lapse in the security of the Prime Minister. As soon as the threat was received, the central agencies and the local administration coordinated and took swift action, which made it possible to identify and arrest the accused within a few hours.