Threat to Kumbh Mela & Ram Mandir? How Fake Muslim Names Have Become the Latest Tool for Criminals

In the build-up to the 2025 Kumbh Mela, a social media post emerged which threatened to carry out a bomb blast, killing at least 1,000 devotees at the gathering.
The threat was issued by an account named 'Nasir Pathan'.
Upon investigation by the police, it was revealed that it was a class 11th student, a 17-year-old Ayush Kumar Jaiswal who had created a fake account.
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