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| E-mail threat to Prez, PM; reference to Afzal | | | Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 27 Days ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Kerala, top officials in the state received an e-mail containing a threat to him and the President and having a reference to Parliament attack convict Mohammed Afzal Guru, who is facing execution.
Three persons, including the owner of a cyber cafe in Kochi from which the e-mail was sent, were picked up by police today for questioning.
Several senior officials, including the home secretary and DGP, yesterday received the e-mail sent from the same ID and containing references to Mohammed Afzal Guru, facing execution for the 2001 Parliament attack, and PDP leader Abdul Nasser Madani, who is being held in connection with the Coimbatore blasts.
State Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, who hurriedly convened a meeting here of top officials including the DGP, chief secretary and home secretary, said there was no reason to panic but the government had taken serious note of the matter.
The message contained a threat to the lives of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is slated to visit Kerala on November one, and President A P J Abdul Kalam, state police chief Raman Srivastava told reporters here.
There is no change in the Prime Minister's visit, but security would be further stepped up.
"The message is threatening the Prime Minister and the President of India. It is a brief message, not a long one," Srivastava said, adding there was a reference to Guru and Madani in it.
Though police has some clues, the details, including the e-mail ID from which the message was sent, could not be disclosed as it would affect the investigation, he said.
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