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West Bengal: Jhalmuri Vendor, Who Treated PM Modi with Local Snack, Receiving Death Threats From Pakistan, Bangladesh

  • Vikram Sao, a jhalmuri vendor in West Bengal, has been receiving death and bomb threats from unknown international callers originating from Pakistan and Bangladesh since April 19, 2026, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi bought a snack from his stall during an election campaign.
  • The threatening callers use religious greetings before making threats of bomb explosions, sometimes using video calls with frightening gestures and brandishing weapons.
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Bikram Sau, the shopkeeper who served jalmuri to PM Modi in Jhargram, West Bengal, is reportedly receiving death threats from numbers in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Police have launched an investigation after receiving the complaint and are gathering information about the calls from international numbers.

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Vikram Sao, the shopkeeper who served Jhalmuri to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in West Bengal, is receiving death threats over phone from Pakistan and Bangladesh.

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India Today broke the news in India on Friday, May 22, 2026.
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