Twitter user arrested for rape threat to Cong's Priyanka Chaturvedi's daughter
Priyanka Chaturvedi thanked Mumbai and Delhi Police and even expressed her gratitude to Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
Mumbai: Police today arrested Twitter user, Girish Maheshwari for issuing rape threat to Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi's minor daughter on social media. Girish, a resident of Mumbai, was arrested from Ahmedabad by a joint team of Mumbai and Delhi Police.
The arrest comes two days after the Union Home Ministry directed the Mumbai police to file a case against the person who issued rape threats to the Congress spokesperson's daughter. The ministry had also asked Twitter to prove details of the account user @GirishK1605.
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Priyanka Chaturvedi thanked the Mumbai and Delhi Police teams and even expressed her gratitude to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and his ministry for expediting the process.
I would like to thank @MumbaiPolice , @DelhiPolice , especially @IPSMadhurVerma and @CPDelhi . Also my gratitude to @HMOIndia & @rajnathsingh ji for taking this up.
— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) July 5, 2018
On Sunday, Girish Maheshwari had tweeted a threat to Priyanka Chaturvedi. The tweet was brought down following an outrage.
The Delhi Police had also filed an FIR in the case after receiving a complaint from the Congress spokesperson.