AIADMK MLA S.P. Velumani receives death threat; letter warns of bomb blast in Coimbatore
The letter, which was undersigned with the note 'Allahu Akbar Pakistan Zindabad', stated that three of his family members would be killed if a sum of ₹1 crore is not placed at a specific location in Coimbatore on May 25.
Advocate and AIADMK functionary K. Damodaran on Thursday (May 22) petitioned the Coimbatore City Police Commissioner, seeking an investigation into the matter and demanding protection for Mr. Velumani's family.
The petition stated that the anonymous letter bore stamps from the Kalapatti post office dated May 15 and the Kuniyamuthur post office dated May 16. According to the complaint, Mr. Velumani was out of town for 10 days and discovered the letter on Thursday at noon.
The letter began with the threat: 'Coimbatore will witness a bomb explosion before July 30. We have plotted to kill you. Our people are stationed near you. Our organisation needs money. We even have people inside the Police Department.'
The sender of the letter claimed to have proof of the AIADMK leader's possession of black money. The letter instructed Mr. Velumani or his driver to place a bag containing ₹1 crore at a dumping site on the Kalapatti-Vellanapatti road in Coimbatore between 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on May 25. The bag, which should not contain GPS trackers, would be collected by the sender's men, the letter stated.
The letter stated that no harm would come to the former Minister or his family if these instructions were followed, but that they would be killed if he approached the police or attempted to track down the sender.
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