The police in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday filed a first information report after Congress leader Raman Bhalla purportedly received a threat...
The police in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday filed a first information report after Congress leader Raman Bhalla purportedly received a threat letter from militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen, PTI reported. The letter, in which Bharatiya Janata Party leaders were also named, warned the political leaders to relinquish politics or face consequences.
“We have registered a case under relevant sections of the law and further investigation is on,” Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, Shridhar Patil told PTI.
The two-page letter was written in Urdu and delivered by post to Bhalla at the Congress headquarters on September 11, officials said. It was signed by a self-styled divisional commander of Hizbul Mujahideen and named 17 senior politicians of various national and regional parties. This includes Union minister Jitendra Singh, Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina, former Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh, National Conference provincial chief Devender Singh Rana, Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan leader Choudhary Lal Singh and National Panthers Party chairperson Harsh Dev Singh, among others.
“We warn you to renounce politics and support our cause for freedom otherwise death warrants have been issued against you,” the letter read. “No security cover will safeguard you from us...the work has already started and those who can attack Parliament or...
