Former Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar receives threat letter

June 29, 2022 16:29

The mayor has been at the forefront of Mumbai's Covid battle

Former Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Wednesday said she has received a letter threatening to kill her and her family. She lodged a complaint with Byculla police station after receiving the letter at her Lower Parel address, the Shiv Sena leader told PTI.

The letter was replete with vulgar language, and warned her that she, along with her son and husband, would be killed once "a new government" comes to power, she said.

The sender identified himself as `Vijendra Mhatre' from Uran, and she had received a similar threat letter sent in the same name in December 2021, Pednekar said. -- PTI

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