Maoists threat to kill Bihar CM

Patna, Oct 2 (PTI) The banned CPI (Maoist) has threatened
to kill Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar if two of their top
leaders were not released from jail, official sources said
Friday.

'Dabloo', a naxalite leader, in an sms from the mobile
phone number -- 09308670993 -- to a reporter of a private TV
channel, claimed that there was a plan to kill the chief
minister, State Home Department Principal Secretary Amir
Subhani said here in the eastern state.

The message demanded the release of naxalite leaders
'Raviji' and Diren Singh.

"Director General of Police Anand Shankar and IGP
(Operations) S K Bhardwaj are probing the issue," Subhani
said.

"We have tightened the security for the CM," he said. PTI
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