Author: TNN
Publication: The Times of India
Date: September 22, 2007
URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Letter_warns_of_strikes_in_Hyderabad/articleshow/2391587.cms
A letter delivered on Friday to Andhra Pradesh
police chief has warned of terror strikes in Hyderabad on September 25, the
day of Ganesha immersions. The city police are on high alert after receiving
the letter, which doesn't mention the name of the sender.
Written in English, the letter claimed that
one person from the Old City has been entrusted with the task of executing
blasts in the city. It named the person as Zakir, a resident of Hafeezbaba
Nagar, who has links with the Harkat-Ul-Jihadi Islami (HuJI).
Zakir is said to be involved in a case of
illegally possessing arms and a case was registered against him at the Saidabad
police station three years ago.
Zakir also received Rs 50 lakh to execute
the terror acts and he, along with his son and 10 other associates, are on
the job, a senior officer said quoting the anonymous letter, addressed to
DGP M A Basith.
The targets are places of worship, including
the Bhagya Lakshmi temple at Char Kaman, a place of worship at Chaderghat,
and the Santoshi Maa temple opposite police commissioner's office, Basheerbagh.
