The many, many imagined plots against PM and CM Narendra Modi with real-life consequences on citizens:
2018: In Aug, 5 activists incl Sudha Bharadwaj were arrested for Bhima-Koregaon violence 'coz there was an anti-fascist plot to overthrow the government
2018: In Aug, 5 activists incl Sudha Bharadwaj were arrested for Bhima-Koregaon violence 'coz there was an anti-fascist plot to overthrow the government
June: 5 activists, incl Rona Wilson, were arrested in same case & Pune pol claimed to find a letter on Wilson's laptop detailing an assassination attempt & to target Modi during roadshows.
No evidence was given
No evidence was given
May 2018: Before Karnataka polls, there was claim that there was a sinister conspiracy hatched in Surat by Islamist radicals to target Modi.
It was apparently based on a WA message and reportedly Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad filed a chargesheet in Ankleshwar.
No status of case
It was apparently based on a WA message and reportedly Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad filed a chargesheet in Ankleshwar.
No status of case
2017: In June, Kerala DGP TP Senkumar claimed PM Modi faced terrorist threat during his visit to Kochi to flag off the city's new metro rail.
The DGP claimed there was a terror module here during his visit, but as is usual he could not elaborate.
The DGP claimed there was a terror module here during his visit, but as is usual he could not elaborate.
February 2017: Just before #UPElections, Mau SP RK Singh claimed that they had been informed about PM's cavalcade under threat of attack with rocket launchers, explosives
2016: In November, just after demonetisation, the Delhi Police reported to have got a call about an alleged plot to kill the prime minister. It ended up being a cat-and-mouse game to understand who used the SIM card in question.
A special cell is still investigating the case.
A special cell is still investigating the case.
2015: In May, a year after coming to power, Modi was set to speak at a rally in Mathura, but a night before his speech it was reported that UP Police got a WA message about threat to kill Modi.
It was sent by Ramvir, and his brother Laxman Singh. No info on if he was arrested.
It was sent by Ramvir, and his brother Laxman Singh. No info on if he was arrested.
October 2013: 6 persons were killed & 89 injured when a series of blasts rocked then Gujarat CM Modi's Hunkaar in Patna.
NIA claimed the banned SIMI was behind the attack in the supp chargesheet filed in the case in April 2014.
In Oct 2017, a juvenile was convicted for it.
NIA claimed the banned SIMI was behind the attack in the supp chargesheet filed in the case in April 2014.
In Oct 2017, a juvenile was convicted for it.
2005: Gujarat Police claimed Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife Kauser Bi were planning to kill Modi. They were shot dead along with associate Tulsiram at a farmhouse in Ahmedabad.
CBI chargesheet said it was a staged encounter. Police officer DG Vanzara was involved
CBI chargesheet said it was a staged encounter. Police officer DG Vanzara was involved
2004: Ishrat Jahan, Javed Ghulam Sheikh, Amjad Ali Rana and Zeeshan Johar were shot dead by Gujarat Crime Brach 'coz allegedly they were going to assassinate CM Modi for 2002 riots.
In 2009, a magistrate called them extra-judicial killings. DG Vanzara was involved here too.
In 2009, a magistrate called them extra-judicial killings. DG Vanzara was involved here too.
These are the number of times the govt has claimed a threat to Modi's life and almost all of them around the time of elections or when he was in a crisis.
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