The threat follows an event held on December 15, when Nitish Kumar was distributing appointment letters to newly appointed AYUSH doctors. During the ceremony, a woman doctor wearing a hijab approached the stage. Video footage shows the Chief Minister pointing to her headscarf, asking what it was, and then removing it himself. The woman appeared visibly uncomfortable, while Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary was seen attempting to intervene.
Bhatti, currently believed to be operating from Dubai, said in his video that a constitutional authority had acted inappropriately with a Muslim woman and must take responsibility. He claimed that the Chief Minister still had time to apologise and warned that “responsible institutions” should otherwise step in.
The controversy has added an international dimension after Bhatti’s intervention. Indian security agencies describe him as a notorious figure with alleged links to Pakistan’s underworld and land mafia. Intelligence inputs suggest he runs transnational networks involved in arms smuggling and has previously been accused of supplying weapons to criminal groups operating in India.
Bhatti has also been in the spotlight due to his public feud with jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, whose brother recently cited threats from Bhatti while seeking enhanced security in a Delhi court.
Officials said the hijab incident has triggered political outrage within Bihar, while Bhatti’s statement is being viewed by agencies as an attempt to exploit a domestic controversy to project himself as a defender of the Muslim community. Security agencies remain on alert, monitoring potential fallout and any attempts to leverage the episode for wider destabilising activities.
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