Arvind Kejriwal Death Threat Graffiti: Man Behind Metro Graffiti Targeting Delhi CM Arrested From Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly (Watch Video)

New Delhi, May 22: The Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested a 33-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly for allegedly drawing anti-Arvind Kejriwal graffiti at stations of Delhi Metro and inside its coaches, an officer said. The person who wrote the messages and posted the photographs on his Instagram account has been identified as Ankit Goel, the officer said.

On Monday, several pictures of the graffiti targeting the Delhi Chief Minister went viral on social media, eliciting a sharp condemnation from the Aam Aadmi Party. Soon after, a CCTV video of the act also surfaced online, showing a man writing on the wall of a metro station. Arvind Kejriwal Death Threat Graffiti: Accused Ankit Goyal Who Wrote Threatening Graffiti Against Delhi CM at Metro Station Arrested (Watch Video).

Threatening Graffiti Against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Goel, who is a loan manager in a government bank in Bareilly, came to Delhi, wrote the messages and returned to his city, the officer said. Goel told police he was earlier an AAP supporter, but he became disaffected due to the "recent developments" in the party, the officer said. Delhi LG VK Saxena Questions Arvind Kejriwal’s Silence Over Swati Maliwal Assault; AAP Says ‘His Statement Proves Maliwal Is Working for BJP’.

The messages scribbled inside metro trains and at stations were shared through the Instagram account "ankit.goel_91". One of the messages written inside a metro coach read, "Kejriwal Dilli Chhor Dijiye (Kejriwal, leave Delhi). Please. Otherwise, you will have to remember three slaps, which you planted (sic) before the election. Now the real and actual punch/slap will be there soon. Today's meeting at Jhandewalan.... Ankit.Goel_91."

(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)