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Sants receive threat calls over Kaira 'exodus' report

Sentinel Digital Desk

Ghaziabad, June 25: Three sants who visited Kaira as part of a fact-finding team complained of receiving threatening calls on their way back home in Ghaziabad, police said on Saturday. The three sants, Pramod Krishm, Swami Chakrapani and Kalyan Dev, who were returning by Shatabdi Express from Lucknow on Friday night after submitting a report on Kaira “exodus” to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, lodged a complaint in Kotwali police station. Pramod Krisham said in the complaint that at 5.27 p.m. Swami Kalyan Dev received a call on his mobile phone. The caller threatened to kill Dev for favouring Muslims. The caller identified himself as Ajay Yadav from Gorakhpur and said he was a follower of Yogi Adityath. The second time a call came on his phone, said Pramod Krisham. The caller made the same threat to him also. “We have registered the complaint under section 504 and 506 of IPC. The investigation has been assigned to SSI Pratap Singh.  (IANS)