Mumbai, Apr 3 (UNI) A local court here on Thursday awarded to two years rigorous imprisonment to a 29-year-old man for making a hoax call to the Mumbai police control room warning of a “threat” to the lives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in 2023.

While convicting the accused the court rejected the defence plea that the accused is mentally unstable and observed that it is clear from the evidence given by the prosecution that the accused tried to disturb social harmony by placing the threats to the main control room.

The court found accused Kamran Khan, guilty under section 505 (2) (statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes) and 506 (2) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.

The court also noted that the accused is a habitual offender and had earlier made a similar call claiming threat to life of the Uttar Pradesh CM.

A complaint was filed at Azad Maidan police after a call was received in the Mumbai police’s main control room on November 20, 2023.

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