Author: PTI
Publication: The Time of India
Date: August 25, 2008
URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Haridwar_ashram_receives_SIMI_thre
at_to_blow_up_religious_places/articleshow/3404263.cms
A prominent ashram of Haridwar has received
a letter purportedly written by the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI)
threatening to blow up places in Haridwar, Rishikesh and other religious spots
in Uttarakhand.
Authorities of the Shantikunj ashram have
informed the police about the handwritten letter which they received two days
ago by post, said Inspector General of Police (Garhwal range) Ashok Kumar.
Shantikunj is engaged in the promotion and
research of Ayurvedic medicines and other ancient cultural items.
Kumar said a general alert has been sounded
and security at all religious places have been reviewed as religious festival
Chardham Yatra season is also on in the state.
He said the police is examining the contents
of the inland letter which was posted from Meerut.
Nearly three months ago, a couple of letters
containing a similar language reportedly written by Pakistan-based militant
outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were received at Haridwar and Rishikesh railway
stations.
In the letters, the LeT had threatened to
carry out bomb blasts at crowded places like railway stations, bus stands,
markets and Har-Ki-Pauri in Haridwar and Rishikesh.
