The Al-Qaeda wing in Indian Subcontinent or AQIS has issued a threat letter warning attacks in four northern cities of India as revenge over Bharatiya Janata Party leaders’ ‘comments‘ against Prophet Mohammed (PBUH).
As per reports, the purported statement calls for attacks in Delhi, Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.
The central intelligence agencies are on alert after the warning and the states have been notified of the threat, reported Indian Express.
On June 5, Bharatiya Janata Party suspended national spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled Delhi media unit head Naveen Jindal after unprecedented diplomatic backlash from Muslim countries around the world.
"In response to this affront, the hearts of Muslims all over the world are bleeding and are filled with feelings of revenge and retribution,” the statement, issued on Monday, June 6, has said.
Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent was launched in 2014; in the past, it has carried out attacks in Bangladesh, especially against secular writers and bloggers, the Hindu report mentioned.
