Anant Kumar Hegde receives threat call

Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde has alleged of receiving a threat call in the wee hours of Sunday.

Published: April 23, 2018 9:45 AM IST

By ANI

Anant Kumar Hegde receives threat call

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Apr. 23 (ANI): Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde has alleged of receiving a threat call in the wee hours of Sunday.

Hegde’s personal assistant has lodged a complaint at Sirsi New Market Police station.

Police have registered a complaint under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 504 and 507 in this regard.

On April 18, Hegde’s escort vehicle was hit by a truck in Karnataka’s Haveri district.

Hegde was travelling near Halageri in Ranebennur taluk of Haveri district around 11:30 p.m. when the incident took place.

The Minister said, “A deliberate attempt on my life seems to have been executed just now. A truck on the national highway, near Halageri in Ranebennur taluk of Haveri district, tried to hit my vehicle. Since my vehicle was in top speed, it escaped the hit.” (ANI)

This is published unedited from the ANI feed.

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