Bihar Police arrest one Intekhab Alam for threatening to “blow up” Ram Mandir in Ayodhya

On 21st January (Sunday), the Bihar Police arrested a 21-year-old man named Intekhab Alam for threatening to “blow up” Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on 22nd January. Notably, tomorrow, thousands of VVIPs along with Ram Bhakts will be in the Ram Nagri Ayodhya Dham for the Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha ceremony.

As per reports, the accused Intekhab Alam was arrested from the Araria district. According to the police, the accused has no criminal record and seems to be mentally unstable.

Confirming the arrest of the accused, Superintendent of Police of Araria Ashok Kumar Singh said the caller has been identified as Intekhab Alam. He was arrested from his home at Balua Kaliyaganj in the Palasi police station area late on Saturday.

Speaking with PTI, Singh said, “The man had on January 19 dialed 112, the number on which citizens can seek emergency help. He claimed his name was Chhota Shakeel and that he was a close aide of Dawood Ibrahim.”

The SP added, “Alam said over the phone that he would blow up the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22… he does not have a criminal record but seems to be mentally unstable.”

However, the senior police officer added that in view of the “sensitivity of the issue”, a case has been registered at the Palasi police station. The Police have also seized his mobile phone.

Singh added, “As soon as the call was received, details were shared with the cyber cell. The mobile number from which he had made the call was found to be registered in the name of his father.”

Source: OpIndia