Union minister Jayant Chaudhary receives death threat, caller traced to Bengal's Murshidabad

NEW DELHI: (Mar 20) Union minister Jayant Chaudhary allegedly received a death threat from an unknown caller, triggering a review of his security and a police probe based on a complaint lodged in the matter, officials said on Friday.

Police said the caller has been traced to Murshidabad in West Bengal.

Chaudhary, the minister of state (Independent Charge) for skill development and entrepreneurship, received the threat call around 11 am on March 18 from an unidentified number, the officials said.