Bomb threat to 5 major temples in Indian Punjab ahead of Operation Blue Star anniversary
Amritsar: Indian police personnel conduct a search at Devi Talab Mandir in Jalandhar following a bomb threat.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Punjab Police have been put on high alert after five prominent temples, including the Durgiana Temple in Amritsar, received bomb threat emails days ahead of the 42nd anniversary of Operation Blue Star.
Besides Durgiana Temple, bomb threats were received by Mukteshwar Dham Temple in Pathankot, Devi Talab Mandir in Jalandhar, Maisar Khana Temple in Bathinda and Mata Kali Temple in Patiala. The threats have put Punjab Police and intelligence agencies on maximum alert amid heightened security arrangements already in place for the anniversary period.
Confirming the threats, Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said while the emails appeared similar to the series of hoax threats sent earlier to educational institutions, the Punjab Civil Secretariat, the Punjab and Haryana High Court and other key establishments, authorities were treating the matter with utmost seriousness.
