Thane, Jun 29 (PTI) Ambernath MLA Balaji Kinikar, who is with the rebel camp of Shiv Sena legislators led by Eknath Shinde, has received a death threat, following which a probe is launched, police said on Wednesday.

Also Read | Udaipur Beheading: Tailor Kanhaiya Lal’s Body Had 26 Injury Marks, Say Sources.

The anonymous letter was received at Kinikar's office at Ambernath in the Thane district earlier in the day.

Also Read | Uddhav Thackeray Announces Resignation as Maharashtra Chief Minister and MLC.

The letter alleged that Kinikar has been "troubling" Shivsainiks in Ambernath and hence he will be killed one day, a police official said quoting the letter.

Kinikar's personal assistant who received the letter has lodged a complaint with police which is being probed.

Meanwhile, posters stating that Kinikar is a "betrayer" have come up in Ambernath.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)