Security has been beefed up at various educational institutions in the city after a letter purportedly written by Indian Mujahideen (IM) threatened to unleash terror in a particular school here between March 30 and April 8.
It may be mentioned that a letter which was supposedly written by IM had received at Welham Girls’ school on Saturday.
Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Rautela said on Monday, “The threat in the letter has been taken seriously and police in uniform and plain clothes have been deployed around various educational institutions apart from intensifying police patrolling in the city.” Police have begun an investigation and are reviewing surveillance footage from nearby areas, he added.
The police officer said that local intelligence unit has been put on high alert in the city and several teams including Special Operation Group, Special Task Force and others were working on various angles to nab the culprit.
The office of some media houses also received the threat letter purportedly from terrorists on Saturday night, said the SSP.He further said that he was informed about this letter by Welham Girls school Principal Jyotsna Brar.
The letter she received threatened terror strikes to avenge the Gujarat and Muzaffarnagar riots and the ‘atrocities’ in Kashmir.Dalanwala Police Station Inspector CS Bisht said that police had questioned the school security guard about the person who delivered the letter. Some suspects are being questioned, he added.