Assam minister Atul Bora gets death threat on social media

Assam cabinet minister and AGP leader Atul Bora gets death threats on social media. The user dropped a comment on the Facebook profile of a local news portal and threatened to plant a bomb at the minister's residence.

Guwahati (Assam): Assam's agriculture minister Atul Borar received a death threat in response to a news report published in the digital media. A social media account holder, who identified himself as Pranas Shandilya, a member of the outlawed insurgent outfit ULFA.

Shandilya dropped a comment in a local news portal with a threat to plant a bomb at Atul Bora's residence and kill him. Soon after the threat surfaced on social media, cops swung into action and mobilised their units to identify the man.

• Reference threat to Hon Minister Sri Atul Bora on a Facebook post, Assam CID has been directed to register a criminal case and take lawful action. No such threat would be acceptable against elected representatives as it threatens the democratic polity. @assampolice…

  — GP Singh (@gpsinghips) November 14, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Reference threat to Hon Minister Sri Atul Bora on a Facebook post, Assam CID has been directed to register a criminal case and take lawful action. No such threat would be acceptable against elected representatives as it threatens the democratic polity. @assampolice…

  — GP Singh (@gpsinghips) November 14, 2023

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  Reference threat to Hon Minister Sri Atul Bora on a Facebook post, Assam CID has been directed to register a criminal case and take lawful action. No such threat would be acceptable against elected representatives as it threatens the democratic polity. @assampolice…

  — GP Singh (@gpsinghips) November 14, 2023

Following public outrage, the account holder appeared to have deleted the video and changed the name of the profile.

Meanwhile, Assam Director General of Police G P Singh ordered an inquiry into the incident after it came to light. Singh also said that the Criminal Investigation Department of Assam Police has been directed to register a case and investigate the case in connection with the incident and take appropriate action against the culprits as per the law.

In addition, the Director General of Police, on his X (formerly Twitter) handle said such a threat against the elected representatives is not acceptable and that it is a threat to democracy. The post read, "Reference threat to Hon Minister, Sri Atul Bora on a Facebook post, Assam CID has been directed to register a criminal case and take lawful action. No such threat would be acceptable against elected representatives as it threatens the democratic polity. @assampolice @CMOfficeAssam"

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