Rajya Sabha MP receives death threat on WhatsApp, FIR lodged

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Samajwadi Party MP Ramji Lal Suman.

Samajwadi Party MP Ramji Lal Suman. | Photo Credit: PTI

Police person registered a lawsuit successful transportation with an alleged decease menace received by Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP Ramji Lal Suman done a WhatsApp telephone and message, officials said connected Wednesday (May 20, 2026).

According to police, a lawsuit has been registered against an unidentified idiosyncratic astatine Hariparvat constabulary presumption nether applicable sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and an probe has been initiated.

Mr. Suman said helium received the alleged decease menace done a WhatsApp telephone connected March 5, 2026, pursuing which threatening and abusive messages were besides sent from a mobile fig via WhatsApp.

The MP alleged that helium had earlier received threats respective times done societal media platforms and had lodged a ailment with the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police connected March 8.

He claimed that constabulary registered the FIR lone aft astir two-and-a-half months, which, according to him, reflected a deficiency of seriousness connected the portion of the authorities.

Mr. Suman besides alleged that constabulary enactment had remained lax successful transportation with an onslaught connected his residence successful 2025.

Police sources said details of the fig from which the threatening messages were sent were being examined and further enactment would beryllium taken based connected the findings.

Published - May 20, 2026 04:31 p.m. IST

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