Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar have received an email threatening to cause explosions at various targets of the State if they don’t pay up USD 2.5 million, the deputy chief minister said.
Shivakumar, also state Congress chief, told reporters on Tuesday he has forwarded the email to the police officers who are now on the job to trace the sender.
“I and the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah received the mail three days ago. It is in my phone and I have sent it to the police for investigation,” he said.
According to him, the sender is Shahid Khan10786, who has also shared another email ID for future communication.
The letter read, “Alert-1- You saw our movie trailer. If you don’t provide us 2.5 million USD we will cause large explosion on buses, trains, taxis, temples, hotels and public places throughout Karnataka.”
