A fresh poster issuing death threats to JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, all facing sedition charges, surfaced on Friday, days after a similar poster announcing a reward of Rs 11 lakh on Kumar landed a youth in jail.
The image of the poster was being circulated over Whatsapp and shared in social media with a caption claiming that a single copy of it was spotted this morning at Jantar Mantar here. However, when a police team searched the area, no such poster was spotted.
The poster said, "To shoot the traitors of JNU is a Rashtradharm (national duty). I shall shoot Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya and Kanhaiya."
The poster has the name of one Balbir Singh Bharatiya, who claimed to be a social worker who was earlier part of the Anna movement. The poster also contained a phone number and the passport sized photograph of a man.
The one who wrote the content of the poster also condemned Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for their support to JNU in the issue.
"I shall shoot all who celebrated the anniversary of Afzal Guru's hanging... The country faces more threat from traitors than terrorists.. Such traitors should face life imprisonment," the poster road.
When asked, Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Jatin Narwal said, "We have initiated an enquiry into the matter."
A police official said that when the poster could not be found near Jantar Mantar, they dialled the phone number mentioned in it.
The person who picked up the call, claimed that he has his shop at Yamuna Bazar area and had come to Jantar Mantar today. However, he did not specifically respond to questions about whether he had stuck the poster at Jantar Mantar.
This man is likely to be questioned by tomorrow, the official added.