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Bengal Governor Gets Death Threat as Security Tightens and Police Make Arrest

Authorities report joint state–CRPF measures with an ongoing probe into threats sent to Lok Bhavan’s email and WhatsApp.

Overview

  • An email warning to "blast" Governor C V Ananda Bose triggered an immediate security overhaul and notification to the Union Home Ministry.
  • State police and the CRPF are jointly managing reinforced Z‑plus protection, with roughly 60–70 central personnel and a midnight security review at Lok Bhavan.
  • Police arrested a suspect from the Salt Lake/New Town area who allegedly sent threats by email and to the Raj Bhavan WhatsApp number, and questioning is underway.
  • Despite the threat, the governor said he would not be deterred and walked through Kolkata’s Dacres Lane without his security detail while engaging with residents.
  • The incident followed ED search operations at I‑PAC locations, adding to a charged political backdrop as investigators continue forensic tracing of the messages.