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Pune cops expose Maoists' 'plot to assassinate PM'; Congress calls it Modi's 'old tactic'

Maoists are planning to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an attack similar to the assassination of former PM Rajiv Gandhi, intercepts of internal communication of the rebels have revealed. The plot to assassinate PM Modi was revealed when the Pune Police raided the house of one of the accused in Bhima Koregaon violence case. Congress casts doubts over PM Modi assassination plot However, Congress has questioned the timing of the Pune Police' investigation into Bhima Koregaon violence. Party leader Sanjay Nirupam went on to suggest that the news about PM Modi's assassination plot may have been planted deliberately. ​The Pune Police had arrested five people, including prominent Dalit activist Sudhir Dhawale, for allegedly having close Maoist links from Mumbai, Nagpur and Delhi in connection with the January 1 violence in Bhima Koregaon.

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