Dehradun, June 24 -- Khalistani link suspected

Dehradun, 23 Jun: Alarm spread across Uttarakhand today after several government institutions, municipal bodies, tourist destinations, religious sites and police stations received bomb threats through e-mails and social media posts. Mussoorie Nagar Palika and Haridwar Nagar Nigam were among the first to receive threatening mails, in which the sender claimed links to Khalistan and spoke of revenge. The mails also mentioned Rishikesh, Kedarnath Jyotirling and Badrinath Dham as potential targets. Preliminary inquiries indicate that name of a youth from Haryana has surfaced behind the mails. The Police are also suspecting involvement of others as well behind the threats.

Simultaneously, police st...