The Delhi Police on Sunday arrested a person, who had allegedly sent a death threat to Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari. On Sunday, Manoj Tiwari said he received a death threat via an SMS on his personal phone number. He said the sender mentioned that he was under "extreme compulsion" to eliminate the senior BJP leader. Following the threat, Manoj Tiwari had then informed Delhi Police. However, no formal complaint has been lodged so far. The Delhi Police said they have arrested the alleged sender of the death threat as a preventive measure. The accused has been identified as Guddu, alias Vishwajeet, a resident of Mahipalpur in Delhi. He hails from Buxar, in Bihar, police said. He told police that he found Tiwari's contact number online and sent him a death threat to seek attention, a senior officer said. The sender of the SMS also said in a Hindi message that he was "sorry" for deciding to eliminate Manoj Tiwari under "extreme compulsion". The sender also threatened to eliminate the prime minister "if need be", Manoj Tiwari said.