Patna: BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain is on the hit list of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, Bihar Police officials said Tuesday.
"Shahnawaz Hussain is on the hit list of IM after (Narendra) Modi," a police official here said.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is on top of the hit list of IM. At least six people were killed and nearly 100 injured in serial blasts in Patna ahead of a rally last month addressed by Modi.
Shahnawaz Hussain is a BJP spokesperson and a party MP from Bhagalpur. He has been visiting Bihar and other parts of the country regularly.
The union home ministry has informed Bihar Police about threat to Shahnawaz Hussain from IM.
"The ministry had alerted Patna police," the official said.
Last month, the ministry sent a fax letter to Patna police, warning about an attempt to target Shahnawaz Hussain by the IM.
