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Police nabs senders of SMS about threat to PM

New Delhi, Nov. 16. The Delhi police have arrested two persons, including the son of a retired police officer, for allegedly sending SMS messages about an Al-Qaeda threat to the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.Security arrangements for Mr. Vajpayee, who was on his three-nation tour when the messages were received on Wednesday last, had been beefed up in view of the threat, police said today.

A case was registered and investigations were launched which resulted in the arrest of Sunil Nagpal, 38-year-old businessman of Ashok Vihar in North West Delhi, and his computer expert associate Prakash Nehra (35), son of a retired inspector, they said.The mobile phone instrument and SIM card used to send the SMS have been seized, police said.Nagpal and Nehra were subjected to intense interrogation, during which the former allegedly disclosed that he had enmity with his brother-in-law and wanted to frame him, they said..

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