Delhi, India

Delhi Police have arrested a man caught with a bullet in his pocket during his visit to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday morning. 

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The man, identified as Imran, told police that he found the bullet in the donation given to a mosque, kept it in his wallet and later forgot about it, news agency ANI reported. 

Imran meanwhile has been arrested under the Arms Act.

"He's a caretaker at Baoli masjid in Karol Bagh. He says someone had dropped it in donation box 2 months back. He didn't inform police&carried it with intention of throwing it away: ADCP Harinder Singh," the police said.

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According to reports, he was among the clerics who had gone to the CM with a request to increase Waqf Board salaries.

The incident comes just a week after a man threw red pepper powder at him inside the Delhi Secretariat last Tuesday.

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, last Wednesday, reacted to the chilli powder attack, stating that it was not the first time when he was being attacked. 

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Kejriwal added that the attacks on him on are not a minor issue and that he thinks those are being ordered. 

"I've been attacked four times in two years. It's not a minor issue. These attacks aren't taking place, they're being ordered," Kejriwal said. 

He said that these attacks are aimed at taking his life.