Laser, possibly from sniper gun, pointed at Rahul Gandhi

In a shocking news, it has alleged that there has been a threat to Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s life in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi town. The Congress Party has written to the Ministry of Home Affairs with regard to this matter and said that during his media interaction, a laser was pointed at his head, which could have come from a sniper rifle.

Soon after the incident, the Congress Party demanded the Centre to investigate the matter and neutralize the threat. They further claimed that a green laser was pointed seven times at Rahul's head.  

According to NDTV, this sensational incident happened yesterday after Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination papers from Amethi for the Lok Sabha elections 2019. Soon after the incident, the Congress Party demanded the Centre to investigate the matter and neutralize the threat.

It is noteworthy that, Rahul Gandhi's father and grandmother, former Prime Ministers Rajiv Gandhi and Indira Gandhi, were assassinated. Today the first phase of Lok Sabha poll started at 7:00 am with voters in 91 constituencies across 18 states and 2 Union Territories exercising their franchise to decide the fate of 1279 candidates.