Tikamgarh (MP), February 24 Rahul Singh Lodhi, a former Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA and nephew of former Union Minister Uma Bharti, has received a death threat via social media, leading to the registration of a case against an unidentified person, police said on Tuesday.
According to police inspector Chandrajeet Singh Yadav, a Facebook post allegedly threatening Rahul Singh Lodhi's life was uploaded on February 22 by an unknown person.
An FIR was registered on Monday against an unidentified person under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita based on a complaint lodged by Lodhi's wife and Tikamgarh district panchayat president, Umita Lodhi.
A search is underway to identify and trace the account holder.
Lodhi was elected as an MLA from the Khargapur assembly constituency in Tikamgarh district in the 2018 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections. He resides in his private house in Tikamgarh.