Kochi: Kerala police on Sunday arrested a person who allegedly despatched a letter threatening a suicide bomb assault on Prime Minister Narendra Modi who can be visiting the state on April 24 and 25 to participate in numerous programmes.
Kochi resident Xavier, who runs a enterprise within the metropolis, was arrested by police for allegedly writing the threatening letter within the title of one other individual.
“We have arrested the man after probing the matter in a scientific manner. This was part of a personal vendetta. He wanted the person mentioned in the letter to be arrested,” City Police Commissioner Ok Sethu Raman instructed PTI.
The letter in Malayalam, written within the title of Kochi resident N J Johny, was acquired on the workplace of BJP state president Ok Surendran who in flip handed it over to the police final week.
The information of the letter got here out on Saturday after a report by ADGP (Intelligence) was telecast within the media. After the information was out, Surendran met the media and mentioned he had handed over the threatening letter every week in the past to the state police chief.
“Last week, President, BJP state committee, Kerala had received a letter written in Malayalam threatening the life of Hon Prime Minister of India by using a suicide bomber,” the intelligence report learn.
Johny had yesterday met the media and claimed that he was harmless. “Police have questioned me. I have given them all the details. They cross-checked the handwriting and everything,” he mentioned.
His household instructed the police mentioned they suspected one other individual from the locality, who had some points with them over some matter associated to a church. Police mentioned Xavier had some private disagreements with Johny and wrote the letter to entice him.
Meanwhile, Commissioner Sethu Raman mentioned 2,060 police personnel had been deployed in Kochi metropolis as a part of the safety preparations for the Prime Minister’s go to. He additionally mentioned that round 20,000 contributors are anticipate to participate within the PM’s street present.
