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Threats against Indian MP Pappu Yadav

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In late July 2026, two online complaints were posted on MP Pappu Yadav’s official website threatening threatened to shoot him and bomb his family. The alleged sender, identifying himself as Mukesh Mishra, provided personal details, prompting Yadav to request an immediate FIR and the arrest of the perpetrators. Delhi police’s cyber‑cell began tracing the IP address and escalated the case to the DCP level, while additional security measures for the MP and his relatives were considered. A few days later, on On 2 August 2026, Yadav’s Yadav held a press conference in at his Delhi was disrupted when residence. During the event a youth, allegedly armed person threw a slipper and attempted to approach Yadav with a knife, entered the venue chanting slogans. Security knife; security personnel detained the individual and supporters restrained the individual, who was handed him over to police. Yadav described the incident as a “murder plot” and said his death would have been certain without the crowd’s intervention. He criticised the Delhi police for investigation. inadequate protection despite his earlier complaint. Opposition figures, including Congress member Udit Raj, called for an impartial investigation and improved security. Police said the investigation is ongoing and have not yet confirmed the presence of a weapon. No injuries were reported. Yadav linked the incident to the earlier threats, describing it The incidents are being investigated as part of a broader plot against him and noting threat environment targeting the heightened political tension surrounding MP ahead of his upcoming parliamentary activities.

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