Varanasi: Again Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi Convener of the Peoples’ Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), a local non-government human rights organisation working in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh is continuously receiving the death threats over his mobile.

On 22nd July, 09 at 9:05 pm Dr. Lenin got missed call on his mobile telephone +91-993559933 from unknown person +9198705993 and again the same caller rang at 9:06 and he verbally abuse by using filthy words and threat for his life. At 9:30 pm Dr. Lenin call back to avail more information of the caller. However caller responds that he belongs to Bihar but Dr. Lenin identifies his language tone like Western Uttar Pradesh or from Bundelkhand region.

Again on 23rd July, 09 at 11:07 pm Dr. Lenin receives threat from unknown number +91- 9695284472. The caller abused him over the mobile phone +91-9935599333 and openly threat to kill him and also to kidnap his son.

Mean while his wife Shruti with her mobile no. +91-9935599330 call to police at 100 number at 11:18 pm for help when caller was giving threat to Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi. The policemen on duty listen to the threat but he asked him to complain to the Inspector General of Police (I.G), Varanasi zone.

After half an hour i.e. 11:29 pm again when Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi call back on the same Mobile number from his Mobile telephone +91-9935599333. The caller said “some one has borrowed my cell phone”, but he recognizes the voice was of same person who was giving the threat.

Previous year 21st May, 2008 Dr Lenin Raghuvanshi received several threatening calls to his mobile phone in which he has been verbally abused and warned that he will be killed if he continues with the work of the PVCHR with the Dalit communities in the Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh.