Security tightened at West Bengal Jhalmuri stall

Security has been stepped up at the ‘jhalmuri’ stall, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited during his campaign for the West Bengal election last month, after its owner allegedly received death threats, police said on Saturday.

Bikram Kumar Sau, who runs the jhalmuri stall near Raj College More in Jhargram town, hogged the limelight after the PM stopped at his shop and ate the popular snack while returning from a public rally on April 19.

Sau lodged a written complaint at the Jhargram police station, alleging that he had been receiving threatening phone calls and messages from people claiming to be from Pakistan and Bangladesh since May 17.

The callers allegedly threatened to kill him and blow up his stall with bombs, according to the complaint.

Sau also claimed that in a WhatsApp video call, some persons brandished firearms and issued threats.