Punjab Newsline | Chandigarh
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar have reportedly received death threats through an email warning of bomb attacks. Following the threat message, security agencies and the Punjab administration shifted into high alert mode and launched an investigation into the source of the email.
According to the email sent to Punjab government officials and administrative departments, both leaders were described as “enemies of Sikhs.” The sender allegedly threatened to blow up the Punjab CM Office at 1:11 PM “like Beant Singh,” referring to former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, who was assassinated in a bomb blast in 1995.
The email further claimed that explosions would take place at BJP offices in Punjab and Delhi at 9:11 PM. It also stated that “Punjab will become Khalistan” and threatened to target Bhagwant Mann and Sunil Jakhar.
The message additionally mentioned that Sunil Jakhar would be “eliminated before June 6” and referred to a controversial statement allegedly linked to his father, former Lok Sabha Speaker Balram Jakhar, regarding the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Authorities are currently verifying the authenticity of the email and tracing its origin. Security has reportedly been tightened around key government buildings and BJP offices in Punjab and Delhi.
