Prayagraj (UP): A man from Gopal Ganj area of ​​this district has been booked for allegedly threatening to kill Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and challenging him to bulldoze his house, police said on Thursday.

A man named Shamim alias Bablu challenged and threatened in a video that recently surfaced online.

According to the video, the man said, "My name is Shamim and I am a resident of Lal Gopalganj in Prayagraj district. I challenge you to drive a bulldozer on my house, I will slaughter Yogi like a goat."

Objecting to the claim made in the video, Sarvesh Kumar, who describes himself as a social worker, filed a complaint against Shamim at the Nawabagan police station.

On Tuesday night, an FIR was registered against Shamim under section 506 of the IPC (criminal intimidation) and section 66 of the IT Act.

According to the police, Kumar said in his complaint, "On April 23, I saw a video on social media, in which a young man named Shamim alias Bablu is threatening to kill Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. From his statement "My feelings are hurt."

He also shared the alleged video as evidence along with his complaint.

Nawabganj police station in-charge Dharmendra Kumar Dubey said that three teams have been formed to arrest Shamim.