Bhubaneswar, Dec 10: While the mystery over the Khalistani extremist Pannun’s threat during the DGP Conference in Odisha held on November 30 is yet to be unveiled, the Crime Branch has sought help of the Interpoll to resolve the suspeicious mails sent to journos before the comencement of the convention.
The Crime Branch of the Odisha Police, after verifying the origin of the mail, has wrote the Interpol authorities to investigate the matter in Canada.
According to the reports, the Cyber Cell of the Odisha Crime Branch took up the investigation after the iKhalistani separatist leader Gurpatwant Pannun issued threats targeting the DGP-IGP Conference in Bhubaneswar, calling the three-day event a "terror" conference.
In an audio message sent to a senior journalist via email, Pannun condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is attending the conference, and warned of a potential attack on the event.
He ominously declared that December 1 would be a "D-Day" and urged people to avoid flying to and from Biju Patnaik Airport in Bhubaneswar.
Pannun's message called on Khalistani sympathizers, Naxals, Maoists, and Kashmiris to take action against the DGP-IGP Conference, which is being held at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar.
Pannun offered a reward of Rs 25 lakh for anyone who managed to raise the Khalistani flag in the city during the event.
In response to the threat, local authorities had heightened security in Bhubaneswar, deploying additional forces to ensure the safety of the conference and the city.
Bhubaneswar Police Commissioner S. Dev Datta Singh confirmed the threat, stating, "We have received the allegation and a special surveillance team has been formed to investigate the audio message. All messages are being verified, and a dedicated team is working on it. Security has been reinforced, and we are closely monitoring all activities."
This is not the first time Pannun has targeted the major security event. Earlier, he had issued threats ahead of the conference in Bhubaneswar.
During investigation, the sleuths of the Crime Branch found that the mails were sent from an e-mail ID generated from Canada. Follwing this, the Crime Branch wrote to the Interpol Headquarters at Lyon in France on Tuesday.
In the correspondence, the Odisha Police has urged the Interpol authorities to investigate and report, on the details of the concerned e-mails and their recorded contents, said sources.
