The preliminary investigation has revealed that the Twitter handle responsible for issuing the threat to Pawar was operated by an individual named Saurabh Pimpalkar.
After the backlash, the newly elected Congress government in Karnataka has reappointed the wife of slain BJP activist Praveen Kumar Nettaru on humanitarian basis to the government services in Dakshina Kannada district.
In another incident, the glasses of two autorickshaws belonging to Hindu Munnani leader Saravanakumar were damaged. The intruders escaped from the scene after damaging the autos that were parked outside his home.
Indian police arrested a BJP leader for posting anti-Muslim comments on social media after derogatory remarks by another party official about Prophet Mohammad led to a diplomatic furore.