Golden Temple: Second Bomb Threat In 24 Hours; Email Warns Of Conspiracy To Plant RDX

In less than 24 hours, Amritsar's Golden Temple, which is considered the holiest place of worship for Sikhs, has received bomb threats twice. After receiving an email threatening to 'blow up' the temple premises on Monday, this was the second one threatening to blow up the 'langar hall' (community kitchen hall).

The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), the highest religious body governing matters of Sikhism, has filed yet another complaint with the police and sought an investigation. Authorities have also written to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, seeking his intervention in the matter.

"Another email is received on the email ID of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Sri Amritsar Sahib. In this email, someone has informed about a conspiracy to place RDX at Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib," SGPC wrote in the letter to Mann.

Police have launched an investigation into the matter and are trying to reach the origin of the mail and track down the sender.

Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla also took stock of the situation and urged the Chief Minister to take immediate action in the matter.

"An email has been received threatening to blow up Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) with RDX. This is not just a threat to a religious site - it's an attack on peace, faith & humanity," the Parliamentarian wrote on X.

"I urge Hon'ble @BhagwantMann Ji & DGP Punjab @DGPPunjabPolice to take IMMEDIATE and STRONG action. This is a sacred place of worship visited by lakhs of devotees and tourists daily. Security MUST NOT be compromised. All departments must remain on HIGH ALERT. We cannot afford any lapse in intelligence or protection. We stand united to protect our heritage," he added.

Golden Temple Receives Threat On Monday As Well

The SGPC on Monday received an email threatening to "blow up" the Golden Temple, prompting authorities to beef up police deployment around the gurdwara, officials said. A bomb disposal squad was pressed into service, they said.

Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, while confirming the email threat, said an FIR has been lodged on the complaint of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).

The email received by the SGPC mentioned that the Golden Temple will be "blown up" with explosive material.

Bhullar said the cybercrime wing of the Punjab Police and other investigative wings are probing to track the sender of the email. More than one lakh devotees visit the Golden Temple every day, an SGPC official said.