Kanpur: A 19-year-old man was detained in this city on Tuesday night by the police after he allegedly threatened the life of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath via a phone number owned by his girlfriend's father.
By using the police's emergency number 112, the young man, who has been identified as Ameen, is said to have threatened Yogi Adityanath with death.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Ankita Sharma said that he was arrested from Kanpur's Begum Purva area and the mobile phone used to make the call was seized.
Ameen hatched the conspiracy after being frustrated by the father of his girlfriend who was not happy with their relationship, she said.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Babu Purva) Santosh Kumar Singh said that the police contacted the woman's father, an e-rickshaw driver, who claimed that his mobile phone had been stolen about 10 days ago.
Ameen's neighbours also said during questioning that he hatched the conspiracy to trap the man as he wanted to marry his daughter.
Ameen admitted to stealing the mobile phone of his girlfriend's father about 10 days ago and using his SIM card to make the threatening call.
Three criminal cases have been registered against Ameen, who will be produced before the court on Wednesday, the police said.
With inputs from IANS