India, Oct. 14 -- A banner threatening to kill the principal of Siddhartha Degree College in Binka, Sonepur district, was found hanging at the college gate on Wednesday morning.Buy Maps

The banner warned the principal to stay away from the student union election, failing which he would be killed. College staff noticed the banner in the morning and informed the principal, Dhirendra Nayak.

Nayak said he has brought the matter to the attention of Binka police and senior officials in writing. He expressed suspicion that the incident might have been the handiwork of outsiders, stating that the atmosphere on the college campus remained peaceful.

Binka police reached the spot, seized the banner and deployed personnel at the college to mainta...