The message threatened to kill PRO Muralidhar and six judges of the high court through a Dubai gang, police said.
Bengaluru police register FIR over threat to kill Karnataka High Court judges. Representational Image. (Creative Commons)
The Central CEN Crime Police Station in Bengaluru has registered an FIR against unknown suspects after the High Court of Karnataka press relations officer lodged a complaint about threats to the lives of several judges including himself, police said on Monday, 24 July.
K Muralidhar lodged a complaint on 14 July.
He had received messages on WhatsApp messenger from an international number at around 7 pm on 12 July. His mobile number is the one provided to him officially by the high court.
The message in Hindi, Urdu and English allegedly threatened to kill Muralidhar and six judges of the high court including Justice Mohammed Nawaz, Justice HT Narendra Prasad, Justice Ashok G Nijagannavar (retired), Justice HP Sandesh, Justice K Natarajan and Justice B Veerappa (retired) through a “Dubai gang”, police said.
The message also had five suspicious mobile phone numbers and contained the threat.
The FIR registered on 14 July states that the threat message demanded a ransom of ₹50 lakh to be paid to a bank account in Pakistan.
After registering the FIR under Sections 506, 507 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 75 and 66(F) of the Information Technology Act, the police have submitted it before the 1st Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, they said.
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