Bomb threat: A threat to blow up the Baba Ramdev temple in Pokhran town in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan was reported after an anonymous threatening letter was found at the ticket window of Pokhran railway station, said police. Following the discovery, security at the temple of the fifteenth-century saint Baba Ramdev has been tightened.
The threatening letter found at Pokhran railway station revealed a conspiracy to blow up Baba Ramdev temple by placing a bomb in a horse being brought for the deity. The handwritten letter, which was found by the railway staff, further mentioned that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim is involved in this conspiracy. "The letter was delivered to the office of District Collector G S Kushwaha by ordinary post on October 27, following which we tightened security in and around the temple," Superintendent of Police S Parimala said.
Upon receiving the letter, railway staff immediately informed the police, who swiftly issued an alert and notified all security agencies about the threat. As a result, thorough checks are being conducted on every horse offered by devotees at the temple as part of heightened security measures.
"The letter states that the Ayodhya verdict was not justified hence a bomb will be exploded at the Ramdev temple on November 9," the Superintendent of Police said. He further said that efforts were on to trace the sender.
Around 50 lakh devotees from all over the country visit the temple every year.
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