Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on death threats: Person used abusive language, said he would kill me

Kishori Pednekar files complaint with the police, says she was worried after her assistant also got similar calls from the same number

The Mumbai police have registered a case following a complaint by Mayor Kishori Pednekar that she was threatened over a phone call and messages. Pednekar said the police have traced the caller.

The mayor said she received the threat call on December 22 when she was busy in a meeting at the BMC headquarters. Pednekar said she approached the police after her assistant also received calls and messages from the same number.

Pednekar said she got a few calls from an unknown number and she didn't attend them initially. "After two-three missed calls, I took it on speaker. The person used abusive language. He told me that he was from Jamnagar and would kill me if I informed the police."

The mayor said she took the call seriously after learning that her assistant had also been contacted. "I tried to call on the same number after 8 to 10 minutes, but nobody answered. Though my number is easily accessible, how can a person get to know the contact number of my assistant?" After filing a complaint, she was out on tours. The police registered an FIR on December 31. Pednekar said the police have managed to track down the caller.

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