'Very very important person in Maharashtra receives threats'

''A very very important person in the state'' has received threats to his life and his security has been beefed up, newly-appointed Maharashtra Chief Secretary P Subramaniam said on Tuesday.

Subramaniam said the threat to the said person's life was conveyed to the state government by Union Home Minister Indrajit Gupta through a letter.

The chief secretary, however, refused to divulge the individual's identity. He also refused to comment when reporters asked if the individual was a leader of a political party.

When the media repeatedly asked if the person was a businessman or a film personality, the chief secretary said, ''It is confidential at this stage.''

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