Class 11 student from Bihar held for Kumbh Mela bomb threat
The accused allegedly created a fake Instagram profile of a classmate to settle a score and posted provocative content, including a threat to kill 1,000 devotees at the Maha Kumbh, said the SSP.
Press Trust of India | January 6, 2025 | 02:27 PM IST
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh Police has detained a Class 11 student from Bihar's Purnia district for allegedly threatening to bomb the Maha Kumbh Mela starting January 13 in Prayagraj, officials said on Monday. Senior Superintendent of Police (Kumbh), Rajesh Dwivedi, said the 17-year-old student, who was brought to Prayagraj on Sunday for questioning, has been sent to a remand home.
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The accused allegedly created a fake Instagram profile in the name of one his classmates to settle a score, and posted provocative content from it, including a threat to kill 1,000 devotees at the Maha Kumbh, the SSP said. Police took up the probe after filing a case at the Mela Kotwali police station under relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Information Technology Act, he added.
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