Bomb Threat Letter Found At Sultanpur Lodhi Railway Station

After a letter warning of a bomb attack was discovered on the premises of the Sultanpur Lodhi Railway Station in Punjab’s Kapurthala on Wednesday, authorities increased security at the station. The letter further stated that other similar sites will be detonated by nuclear weapons as well.  

According to the station master of Sultanpur Lodhi Railway Station, the letter further stated that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, as well as a few other individuals, would be targeted. As a result of the warning, the police are reviewing the surveillance tape as part of their investigation.  

“The threat letter, which arrived in the mail today, stated that key railway stations such as Sultanpur, Lodhi, Ferozepur, and Jalandhar will be blown up by May 21 in retaliation for the attack. It further stated that

“CM Mann and a few other individuals will be targeted for assassination.”

The station master shared his thoughts. 

Babbar Khalsa terrorist arrested:

On Sunday, the Punjab Police apprehended a Babbar Khalsa terrorist who had been escaping capture for the previous 12 years and was wanted in connection with the Shingar cinema bombing in Ludhiana as well as other crimes.

The Punjab Police‘s Anti-Gangster Task Force apprehended Charanjit Singh, alias Patialavi, in Dera Bassi, a neighbourhood in Mohali, and took him into custody (AGTF).  

The Babbar Khalsa International terrorist module, of which he was a member, was raided by police in 2010 for its role in the 2007 Ludhiana bombing, which left six people dead and more than 40 others injured.

The terror module is also suspected of being involved in the 2010 explosives in Ambala and at the Kali Mata Mandir in Patiala, among other incidents.  

According to Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, deputy inspector general of police (DIG) of the AGTF, who confirmed the arrest, AGTF teams led by AIG AGTF Gurmeet Singh Chauhan and DSP AGTF Bikramjit Singh Brar arrested Patialavi from near Gurudwara Sahib at Lali village in Dera Bassi, according to the AGTF’s official Twitter account.  

According to the police, Patialavi has been dodging capture for the past 12 years by using many aliases and hiding in various locations.

AGTF Deputy Inspector General Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said Patialavi, who was disguising himself as “granthi,” was currently residing in a gurudwara in Kharagpur, West Bengal, and was not utilising any communication devices.  

Published By: Sachin Sonawane