High alert as LeT threatens to blow up stations in UP

We are trying to work out the case and have issued alert across the state as a precautionary measure Anand Kumar, Additional director of police

lucknow — The Uttar Pradesh Police sounded a high alert across the state on Wednesday after a letter was received in the name of banned terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) threatening bomb blasts at Krishna Janmabhoomi, Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, Hapur and Saharanpur railway stations, police said.

The letter, sent to the Northern Railways last month, was purportedly sent by Lashkar-eTaiba area commander Maulana Ambu Shaikh, a senior oficial said. “The threat letter was received by DRM, Firozpur in which besides UP, threat is also issued to Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan,” Additional director general of police (Law and Order) Anand Kumar said.

The letter, the authenticity of which is being ascertained, threatens to blow up these prominent places on June 6, 8 and 10. Kumar said there was nothing to be afraid of.

“We are trying to work out the case and have issued alert across the state as a precautionary measure,” he said.

Kumar also said that intelligence agencies have no knowledge about any Ambu Shaikh LeT “commander”. “It might just be someone’s prank,” he said.

A senior official said that the letter also threatens to carry out blasts at the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura and the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi.

Officials have been directed to keep strict vigil across the state and ensure proper security of sensitive places.