'Will Blow Up Ajmer Sharif Dargah, Kudankulam Atomic Plant On Arrival Of Putin': Rajasthan Govt Office Receives Bomb Threat

Bomb Threat To Putin: Rajasthan's Ajmer district administration on Thursday received an email threatening to blow up the Ajmer Sharif dargah and the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant with RDX-based explosives as soon as Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in India.

Security agencies launched an extensive search operation in Ajmer after receiving the bomb threat email. The email was received at the collectorate around noon. The sender of the email claimed that four RDX-based improvised explosive devices (IEDs) had been planted at the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, the collectorate premises and the Kudankulam atomic plant. The bombs would detonate as soon as Putin arrives in India, the police said, citing the email.

Police In Action After Bomb Threat Received

Superintendent of Police Vandita Rana said that soon after receiving the information about the bomb threat, all departments were alerted, and search operations were launched.

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"An email threatening to bomb the Ajmer dargah and the collectorate was received. Following this, the premises were evacuated and checked thoroughly," she said.

The dargah complex has also been cleared and a search operation is underway. So far, no suspicious object has been found, she said.

Teams of the Crime Investigation Department, Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), dog squads and bomb disposal units have been deployed at both locations. Security personnel from four police stations, along with additional forces, are conducting systematic checks using metal detectors.

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Entry into the dargah has been temporarily halted, causing crowds to gather outside the main gates. The area around the shrine has been cordoned off, and all incoming visitors are being stopped until the search concludes. Senior officials, including three civic body commissioners and station house officers from nine police stations, have been stationed at the site to oversee the operation, Rana said, adding that a probe into the source of the email is underway.

(With PTI inputs)