On Friday, an e-mail threatened to blow up West Bengal’s East Burdwan Post Office with RDX. For two consecutive days, such incidents have been spreading panic across District Courts and Post Offices in Bengal. On Friday, soon after the threat mail came, the post office was closed and the employees and customers were evacuated. Another e-mail came threatening to blow up the passport office and the main post office in Asansol. Panic spread there too. The police have started an investigation.

On Friday morning, threat mails reached post offices in several areas including Howrah, Asansol, Bankura, Katwa. It is learnt that the threat mails ordered the offices to be vacated by 11 am and said, ‘Holy Friday is the real Jihad.’ Naturally, there has been a huge stir over the incident. Post offices have been evacuated as a wartime measure. Bomb squads and police rushed to the spot.

Bomb scare since past few days

For the past few days, threat mails have reached post offices and courts in districts starting Tuesday. It has been said that cyanide and RDX are kept! The time was set for the explosion. Naturally, all work was stopped in a moment and the offices were evacuated. Bomb squads were deployed, police dogs went. But nothing was found. The same incident repeated again on Friday. A little before 11 am today, a threatening mail reached the Howrah Main Post Office, Asansol, Bankura, and Katwa post offices.

It is learned that there was a message inside the post office that a dangerous explosive plant made of a mixture of RDX and cyanide had been planted. The explosion was said to occur at exactly 12:10 on the clock. That is why the post offices were asked to vacate by 11 am.

Bomb threat at multiple district courts of West Bengal

On Tuesday, a threatening email claimed that a bomb had been planted in Kolkata’s City Civil Court. The police immediately took action after receiving this email. The entire building was evacuated. After this, the police brought a sniffer dog and started searching the building. However, nothing suspicious was recovered. Who or what sent this email? What is their purpose? The police are looking for answers to all these questions.

Shortly after this, a call came on the District Judge’s mobile at around 12 noon on the same day. It was claimed that a bomb had been planted in the court premises. After this, the court was quickly evacuated. The search began. As soon as that information was cut, a mail was sent claiming that a bomb had been planted in the Durgapur Subdivision Court as well.

On the same day, a threatening mail was sent to the Murshidabad District Judge’s office. A mail was sent threatening the Murshidabad District Judge and the Additional Sessions Judges of the district not to interfere in any way with the SIR. There has also been a threat to blow up the court, said Murshidabad District Bar Association President Abu Bakar Siddiqui. He said that the entire court premises are being searched with sniffer dogs.

It is worth noting that a large section of the judges is currently involved in the process of special intensive revision of the voter list (SIR in West Bengal) following the Supreme Court’s order. Investigators are probing whether this threat has any connection with the SIR.

“Real Jihad is on Holy Friday”

Notably, Friday’s e-mail said, “The real jihad is on Holy Friday.” As soon as the mail was received, the Howrah Post Office informed the Bomb Squad. However, the Asansol post office authorities are reluctant to give importance to the matter. Although the information has been given to the Bomb Squad. But who or what is behind this threatening mail across the state for four consecutive days, is there an attempt to mislead by sending fake mails in a planned manner, plotting a major sabotage? Investigators are looking for answers.

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