Deoria (UP), Jan 5 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested a 22-year-old man from Maharashtra's Thane for allegedly issuing a threat to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a social media post.

Superintendent of Police Sankalp Sharma said, "We have arrested one Ajit Kumar from Thane. The accused had posted a threatening message against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on X."

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Kumar has been booked at Rudrapur Police Station of Deoria district, and will presented before a district magistrate on Friday, he said.

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