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Time of India
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Golden temple receives three threat emails on Wednesday, fifth in over three days causing concern among Sikh community
AMRITSAR : Just 36 hours after receiving the first threat email to cause damage to Sikh's holiest of holy shrine Golden Temple, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) was hit with three more threat emails in a single day on Wednesday , bringing the total to five threatening messages over three days — even as the police remain clueless and in the dark. While talking to media persons, SGPC President Harjinder Singh Dhami said that the first email landed in SGPC's inbox on July 14, reportedly from the fake email ID of Kerala Chief Minister Comrade Pinarayi Vijayan, threatening to damage the Golden Temple. SGPC officials immediately alerted the police and urged cyber experts to trace the server and IP address of the sender. Shockingly, just 24 hours later, a second threat email arrived on July 15. This one, sent not only to SGPC but also to Member of Parliament Gurjit Singh, was traced to a fake email ID of former Chief Justice of India, Justice Chanderchur Singh. The situation escalated drastically on July 16, when three more emails came in consecutively, purportedly from a person named Asif Gaffur. These emails were addressed to both SGPC and the chief minister of Punjab, marking the third consecutive day of targeted threats. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like An engineer reveals: One simple trick to get internet without a subscription Techno Mag Learn More Undo Poll Do you believe the government is taking the threat emails seriously? Yes, they are addressing the issue. No, they seem indifferent. While expressing deep frustration over the lack of visible action, Dhami said, 'We informed the police immediately after receiving the first email. But there has been no concrete response. The Golden Temple is not just a religious place; it is the spiritual heart of the Sikh community . If such threats don't alarm the govt, what will?' he questioned. Dhami criticised the silence of Punjab CM and MP Gurjit Singh saying that they also received at least one of the threat mails, yet have made no public statement so far. 'We are worried, but why are they not? Why haven't they uttered a word?' he said. Citing the deployment of Border Security Force (BSF) personnel around Golden Temple , Dhami apprehended that this could be a deliberate attempt to create fear and reduce the number of sangam visiting the shrine. 'It seems like an orchestrated effort to terrorise the sangam . If not, then why hasn't the source of the emails been traced yet? Any govt with basic cyber capabilities can trace an IP in an hour,' he said. Dhami called on the government, police, and cyber branch to act swiftly and transparently. 'We have activated our internal cyber teams, but this responsibility lies with the state. The culprits must be exposed without delay', said he. He said they went to the media to convey the message "Jago, Sovo Na" (wake up, don't sleep), adding, 'We cannot afford to be silent when our sacred place is under threat.'
Time of India
18-06-2025
- Time of India
7 duped of 50L in work visa fraud
Chandigarh: The UT police booked the owners and other employees of an immigration firm for duping seven people of a total amount of Rs 50 lakh on the pretext of providing work visas for the United Kingdom (UK). The Sector 17 police is investigating the matter. No arrest was made in the case so far. In his complaint to the Sector 17 police, Gurjit Singh, a social worker from Una in Himachal Pradesh, stated that he wanted to go abroad on work visa and had approached M/s Planet Guide Overseas, located at Sector 22B, Chandigarh, for the purpose. There he met Harsimrat Kaur, Gurwinder Singh, Anmol, and Neha, who allegedly prepared documentation for applicants. After reviewing the papers, they confirmed the work visa cost for England would be Rs 39 lakh for five people. Harsimrat Kaur and Gurwinder Singh instructed that Gurjit Singh and four other persons should deposit Rs 39 lakh, split between bank account and cash payments, to proceed with the work visa applications. The complainant specifically enquired about the processing timeline. By December 2024, the five complainants reportedly transferred Rs 39 lakh in the firm's bank account through cheques and cash payments. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Instalá tu kit rápido y sin cables, en el día. Alarmas Verisure Ver oferta Undo Following the payment, Gurwinder Singh became unresponsive to phone calls and began delaying matters citing various excuses. Three months passed without any progress on the work visa, jeopardising the complainant's future prospects. When the firm failed to secure the work visa, the complainant requested a refund of their money. When the complainants visited the firm's office requesting a refund, they faced harassment and threats, with the accused refusing to return the money. Later, two more aspirants also alleged that they were duped by the accused, and thus, a total of seven people were duped of Rs 50.70 lakh by the accused.
