Lucknow: A man has lodged an FIR alleging that he received death threats over WhatsApp calls from a person claiming to be an advocate, who allegedly pressured him to stop pursuing his son’s murder case and withdraw a criminal appeal pending before the high court.The FIR was registered at Aashiana police station under section 351(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.The complainant, Ashok Kumar Shukla, a resident of Aashiana area, alleged that he received WhatsApp calls on July 3 and July 4, 2026, from two different mobile numbers.He alleged that the caller threatened him by referring to the murder of his son in 2016 and warned that he could meet the same fate if he continued pursuing the cases.According to the FIR, the caller also allegedly offered to discuss money if the complainant was willing to discontinue the legal proceedings. Shukla claimed that he refused the offer.He alleged that the accused in the case were influential individuals and expressed apprehension that they could either have him killed or implicate him in a false criminal case.
