A group claiming affiliation with a separatist movement has issued a series of bomb threats targeting government installations and properties of international Punjabi music icon Diljit Dosanjh in Ludhiana. The threats were sent via email to official government inboxes, including that of the Ludhiana municipal commissioner, at 7:28 am on Monday.
Details of the Threats
The email warned of imminent blasts at the municipal office, the residence of Mayor Inderjit Kaur, and a local property owned by Dosanjh. The digital threat specified an ultimatum leading up to June 6, warning that the mayor's office would be struck at 1:11 pm and Dosanjh's home at 9:11 pm. The email also threatened retaliation against anyone assisting the singer.
Security Response
The security alert triggered an immediate evacuation of the municipal corporation's Zone-A office building near Ludhiana's historical clock tower. Police, accompanied by bomb disposal squads and anti-sabotage teams, conducted exhaustive sweeps of the government offices, the mayor's home, and Dosanjh's house. No explosives or suspicious items were found.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Jaskiranjit Singh Teja confirmed that security teams had vetted all locations. Although Dosanjh resides abroad primarily, police cleared the Ludhiana property where the artist and his relatives lived earlier. The state cyber cell has taken over the investigation to trace the origin of these threat emails.
Recent Context
The intimidation campaign follows recent political friction surrounding Dosanjh during his international tour. At a recent concert in Canada, the singer ordered the removal of some people who were displaying separatist posters in the crowd. Local reports emerged that miscreants had fired gunshots at the Haryana home of Dosanjh's manager, Gurpartap Singh Kang, on May 13. However, Haryana police stated they had found no physical evidence of a shooting at the scene and received no formal complaint.
Ludhiana has faced a string of recent hoax email threats targeting local schools and government offices, none of which have resulted in arrests.
