PATNA: A bomb threat email sent to the Bihar secretariat, the chief minister’s residence and several other key government establishments triggered a security alert in Patna on Tuesday, prompting authorities to step up security and launch an investigation.The email, sent to multiple official government addresses, including those of the resident commissioner and the state secretariat, claimed responsibility on behalf of a pro-Khalistan organisation, officials said.SP (Patna-Central) Mamta Kalyani confirmed that police had received the threat and said efforts were underway to trace the origin of the email.“Police investigation is underway. Security has been heightened in and around the city, and efforts are on to identify the origin of the email,” she said.According to official sources, the sender claimed that the threat was intended as revenge for the killing of separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada in June 2023.The email also alleged that India’s then high commissioner to Canada was responsible for Nijjar’s killing and claimed that the Bihar government was sheltering him in Patna, sources said.( With PTI inputs)
