Bengaluru, March 10 (IANS) An incident of unidentified persons threatening to blow up the 101-year-old Sri Ram Mandir at Nippani town in Belagavi district came to light on Saturday, prompting the authorities to be on high alert in the backdrop of the recent blast at a Bengaluru cafe.
According to the police, the temple management received two letters on February 7 and 28, which threatened to blow up the century-old temple by March 20-21.
The first letter was found in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, while the second was found inside the Hanuman temple located on the premises of the Sri Ram Mandir.
The letters were written in Hindi with the headline ‘Allahu Akbar’, the police said.
Following the incident, 14 CCTV cameras were installed on the temple premises. A platoon of the District Armed Reserve (DAR) has also been deployed near the temple.
Reacting to the development, Minister for Muzarai, Ramalinga Reddy, said on Saturday that he would give directions to the concerned authorities to step up the security at all the temples of the state.
On the bomb threat to the Sri Ram Mandir, Minister Reddy said the police will take necessary action in the matter.
–IANS
mka/arm
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by BhaskarLive.in and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of BhaskarLive.in We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, BhaskarLive.in takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
