Seer who burnt Dawood's car gets 'death threats'

January 01, 2016 01:47

Swami Chakrapani Maharaj, who had set afire a car that apparently belonged to Dawood Ibrahim in Ghaziabad, claimed today that he has received death threats from the underworld don.

Chakrapani, who claims allegiance to the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, said he got a telephone call and some SMSes from two unidentified numbers. The callers warned that 'I will be set ablaze the way I had burnt the car', he said.

He had won the car at an open auction for Rs 32,000 on December 9 in Mumbai.

Chakrapani said he met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in this regard who offered him 'Z' grade security. He said he refused the security cover he is 'not a political leader'.

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