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Uttarakhand: Letter threatens to blow up 6 railway stations; Police on alert

Letter threatens to blow up 6 railway stations in Uttarakhand (File Photo)

Dehradun: The Superintendent of Roorkee Railway Station has received a letter threatening to blow up several railway stations across Uttarakhand, said police on Monday.

The letter, which was received on the evening of May 7, threatens to blow up six railway stations namely Laksar, Najibabad, Dehradun, Roorkee, Rishikesh and Haridwar.

The sender of the letter described himself as the area commander of the terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).

"Roorkee Railway Station Superintendent received a letter on the evening of May 7 threatening to blow up 6 railway stations namely, Laksar, Najibabad, Dehradun, Roorkee, Rishikesh, and Haridwar, by posing as Salim Ansari, JeM Area Commander," said Uttarakhand Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Kumar.

However, the police said a mentally disturbed person is sending such threat letters for the last 20 years.

"A mentally disturbed person is sending such threat letters for the last 20 years. Still, precaution is being taken," he added. (ANI)

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