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Candidate from Jaunpur files armed threat FIR against 10

Varanasi: An independent candidate from Jaunpur has lodged an FIR against 10 persons for allegedly threatening him not to hold poll meetings in the constituency.

Ashok Kumar Singh, who is a local resident, said the group of armed men barged into his office on Friday evening and tried to intimidate him at gunpoint.

He reported the matter to police later in the night. He told reporters that some people had demanded money for supporting his poll campaign, but he had denied the same.

The FIR names five of the accused as Abhinav Singh alias Monti, Rishi Singh, Kaushal Singh, Chhotu Singh and Ali. All 10 have been booked under Sections 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC.

Jaunpur polls in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections on May 12. tnn

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