'Never called myself...': Spiritual influencer Abhinav Arora refutes title of 'Bal Sant', says it was given by...

Spiritual influencer Abhinav Arora, only 10 years old, but who commands a following on social media, has claimed that the 'Bal Sant', title was given by the 'media'. He said,  "I have never called myself a 'Bal-sant'. This name has been given to me by the media. I am only a devotee of 'Kanha ji'. All that I say is from my heart, I have not been tutored to say anything. I thank my mother and father for their support...We are going to the court after questions were raised on my bhakti devotion."

Apart from that Abhinav has claimed that he received death threats allegedly from the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang, after several people alleged that the minor had defamed religion through his actions and videos. The death threats according to Abhinav's father, Tarun Raj Arora, include phrases like "We will kill you" and "You are defaming religion." These threats follow a series of videos portraying the minor as a "great devotee" of Lord Krishna, which have thrust him into the public spotlight. His father, Tarun Raj Arora, has denied the allegations, asserting that these threats against the minor are part of a larger 'agenda'. He also revealed that police traced the threats to the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) region and assured protection after the incident.

Abhinav's father said "Do you think I am foolish enough to create a story with his name? The truth behind these allegations will be determined by the police. Yes, the day this problem occurred, that very night, Mathura police provided us with protection. But the whole issue unfolded after the court case... What I know is that the police have traced calls from around the POK area, and according to them, the calls came from there." Abhinav's father explained that these threats included statements like "We will kill you," "We will cut you down," and "You are defaming religion." He dismissed these claims, calling them part of a larger propaganda. "What do you think? Suddenly someone started targeting Abhinav? Everyone has the intelligence to determine that this was a campaign, part of a larger agenda," Abhinav's father alleged.

(With inputs from ANI)