New Delhi: The threat- frequency against the Supreme court and its judges have multiplied since Yakub Memon’s hanging.
According to early reports, an anonymous untraceable email was sent last weekend threatening the Supreme Court that it will be blown up. Sources say that the Anti-sabotage checks have been increased in the court since the mail.
This is not the first in the recent times either. Earlier this month, an anonymous threat had been received by Justice Dipak Misra, who was on the panel that refused to stop the hanging of 1993 blasts convict Yakub Memon on July 30.
The letter, which was found by security guards in the backyard of the judge’s home in Delhi, said in Hindi: “irrespective of the protection you may avail, we will eliminate you.”
Surprisingly, None of the threatening letters mentioned Yakub Memon, who was hanged hours after the Supreme Court judges, in a historic pre-dawn hearing, rejected his last legal attempt to stop his execution.
According to the police, the security of four judges, including the three who decided on Yakub Memon, was reviewed and tightened up by the Delhi Police.
Speaking on the threat to Justice Dipak Misra, the Chief Justice of India, HL Dattu, had said the Supreme Court had taken measures to deal with such threats. “Our job is to decide the cases and we do it without fear. We do our job and leave the rest,” said the top judge.
