Terror attack on temples threatened - The Statesman.
21/08/2008
The Delhi government has received an anonymous letter threatening a terror attack on temples across the city during the Hindu festival of Janmashtami on 24 August, official sources said today. “The anonymous letter, received at the Delhi Secretariat yesterday evening, threatens terror attacks on temples in the city during Janmashtami by Kashmiri militants,” an official source told IANS. “Though the letter bears a postal stamp, it is not clear from where it was sent. It has been forwarded to the home department,” the source added. Repeated attempts to contact the home secretary, however, failed. Mr Rajan Bhagat, Delhi Police public relation officer, said: “We have not received any such letter from the Delhi government as yet. But security has already been beefed up at temples across the capital.” Delhi\'s Lieutenant Governor Mr Tejinder Khanna also sent a letter to temples, mosques and gurdwaras urging them to beef up security, especially during the festive season, in the wake of recent terror attacks in Bangalore and Ahmedabad. The Birla temple management has already written to Delhi Police for extra personnel during the Janmashtami festival. \"We have increased the demand for security personnel this year and have asked for 3,000 police staff round the clock on Janmashtami,\" said Mr VK Mishra, the administrator at the Birla Mandir. n IANS
