Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi mosque case petitioner receives death threat

After a Varanasi court ordered an archaeological survey of the Kashi Vishwanath temple and the Gyanvapi mosque premises, the petitioner Harihar Pandey alleged that he had received a life threat.

Harihar Pandey has been provided security on the orders of Police Commissioner A Satish Ganesh and they are investigating the case, a police officer informed the media.

Pandey said that he received the death threat after he reached home on Thursday. “The call came from an unknown number”, said Pandey.

He claimed that the person gave his name as Yasin and said, “Pandeyji, you have won the case but will not be able to enter the temple. You and your colleagues will be killed.’

In its order, the court asked the Uttar Pradesh government to get examined the disputed premises by a five-member team of the Archaeological Survey of India at its expense.