Alleged Letters From JeM Threaten to Blow up Gujarat Temple
The writers of the letters threatened to avenge the Babri Masjid demolition.
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The high priest of the Sat Kaival temple in Gujarat, Avichaldasji Maharaj, received two letters threatening to kill him and blow up the temple, on Thursday. The senders claimed to be members of the terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad.
Sat Kaival is a religious sect with a big following in the region as well as among NRIs. The letters were written in Hindi and Gujarati, local police said. The writers threatened to blow up the temple to take revenge for the Babri Masjid demolition and Godhra riots.
VHP leader Togadia’s relative was among the three people who were recently murdered in Surat. Superintendent of police Saurabh Singh said the police would provide security to the temple and the priest, who is also the national secretary of the Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samaj. The manager of the temple trust, Hitesh Patel, filed a complaint regarding the threat letters at Khambhoji police station.
(With inputs from PTI.)
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