Letter threatening to bomb Howrah railway station received
A letter threatening to bomb Howrah railway station in Kolkata, West Bengal, has been received by the office of the general manager of Eastern Railway. The threat letter allegedly mentions the name of Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad. The handwritten letter sent via speed post allegedly asks railways to pay ?50 crore, failing which it will blow up city's major stations.
Security has been beefed up across major stations under the Eastern Railway after it received a "threat letter" at its headquarters in Kolkata on Friday.The letter which allegedly mentions the name of Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad threatens to "blow-up" major stations such as Howrah and Sealdah. The letter was received by the office of the general manager of Eastern Railway.ALSO READ: US investigative agency FBI in Kolkata to interrogate ISIS terrorist Musa"A letter, addressed to the GM, was received on Friday afternoon. The chief security commissioner immediately took the matter up with the state administration and security has been beefed up across major stations," said RN Mahapatra, chief public relations officer with the Eastern Railway.According to sources, the handwritten letter sent via speed post allegedly asks railways to pay Rs 50 crore, failing which it threatens to blow up major stations under the Eastern Railway.ALSO READ: Rijiju to India Today: Demonetisation has broken financial backbones of terror groupsThe chief security commissioner of railways has informed the Railway Protection Force, the state government and the state police about the letter.