Hyderabad disgraced her, Kolkata hounded her out and Jaipur could not keep her. Controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen is now trying her luck in the Capital where she has been kept under tight security.

Nasreen, who arrived here late on Friday night from the Pink City, ending a day-long mystery about her whereabouts, has been put up at the Rajasthan House where a large number of police personnel from Delhi and the neighbouring BJP-ruled state are guarding her. The gates of the guest house have been locked to keep the public and the press at bay as the controversial writer of Lajja is facing threats from Muslim fundamentalists.

Taslima comfortable

Senior police officials visited the Rajasthan House in the morning to review security arrangements but refused to respond to the queries of the newspersons.

The 46-year-old writer was hurriedly shifted from Jaipur on Friday after the All India Milli Council threatened to hold protests if the writer was kept in Rajasthan for long. Taslima is said to be comfortable in the Capital where she is meeting central government officials to discuss her future stay in the country.

The writer, who appeared “tense and harried” when she arrived here, is now “happy and relaxed”, sources in touch with her said. Meanwhile, a number of human rights and peoples’ organisations  organised a human chain in Jaipur on Saturday to protest against the failure of West Bengal and Rajasthan government in ensuring Taslima’s freedom of expression and security.