Pratap Simha, Mysuru MP, has sought police protection in the wake of an alleged threat to his life from a Twitter user.
In a letter to the Mysuru City Police Commissioner, Mr. Simha said a Twitter user by name Ananthamurthy B. had given death threat to him following journalist Gauri Lankesh’s murder. Mr. Simha has asked the police to arrest the Twitter user and take necessary action.