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Tripura CM Manik Sarkar receives death threat on Facebook

PTI
Published : Aug 18, 2017, 3:00 pm IST
Updated : Aug 18, 2017, 3:00 pm IST

The post on a social networking site quoted a price of Rs 5 lakh for killing Manik Sarkar.

An unidentified person has issued a death threat to Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, police said on Friday. (Photo: PTI)
 An unidentified person has issued a death threat to Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, police said on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Agartala: An unidentified person has issued a death threat to Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, police said on Friday.

The threat appeared in a Facebook post by one Riya Roy on behalf of the 'World Anti-Communist Council' on Thursday, saying anybody whoever will kill Sarkar would be awarded Rs 5 lakh.

Police has suo motu registered a case, saying the post was suspected to have used a fake name.

Tags: facebook post, cyber crime, life threat, tripura cm manik sarkar
Location: India, Tripura, Agartala