Ahead of French President Francois Hollande’s visit to Delhi to participate in the Republic Day function, the French Consulate in Bengaluru has received a threat letter, purportedly written by al-Qaeda, warning Hollande not to visit India.
Deputy Consul General of the Consulate filed a complaint with the High Grounds police on January 14, a day after the letter was received at their Vasanthnagar office.
The letter, posted from Chennai on January 11, stated: “France president is coming to India on Republic Day. He has seen our blood and should not visit India.”
A senior police officer told Deccan Herald on Thursday, “The three-line letter was computer generated and written in incoherent English. The text was typed on a paper which had India map in the background. It also featured Osama-bin-Laden’s photo and the name of the organisation which sent it as ‘al-Qaeda,’ typed next to his photo.” “We are not taking any chances,” the officer added.
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