Varanasi: A petitioner in the Gyanvapi mosque case on behalf of Swayambhu Jyotirlinga Bhagwan Vishweshwar, Harihar Pandey received a life threat on his phone on April 8 soon after a local court pronounced the verdict directing the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct an archaeological survey of the Gyanvapi compound to ascertain if a temple existed at the spot earlier.
Pandey informed that he received a phone call from an unknown number in the evening on the day of the verdict in favour of the petitioners. The caller threatened Pandey that he would be killed. Pandey called senior police officials and intimated them about the threat verbally following which ACP Awadhesh Pandey met him and collected all the details. The ACP said that the phone number is being traced and investigation is on.
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Gyanvapi petitioner gets threat call, given security
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Varanasi : , April 11 (IANS) Harihar Pandey, the petitioner in the Gyanvapi mosque case on behalf of Swayambhu Jyotirlinga Bhagwan Vishweshwar, has received a life threat on his phone after a local court pronounced the verdict directing the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct an archaeological survey of the Gyanvapi compound to ascertain if a temple existed at the spot earlier.
The police officials have deputed two constables at Pandey s residence for his security.
Pandey informed that he received a phone call from an unknown number on the day of the verdict.
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Varanasi: The district court in Varanasi gave its verdict on Thursday allowing the archaeological survey of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi mosque complex.
In its order, the court of civil judge (senior division), fast track, Ashutosh Tiwai directed the Director General of Archaeological Survey of India to get a comprehensive archaeological survey of the entire Gyanvapi compound done.
The court directed the ASI DG to constitute a five-member committee of eminent persons who are experts and well-versed in the science of archaeology, two of which should preferably belong to the minority community.
In its order, the court also directed the DG to appoint an eminent and highly-experienced person, who can be regarded as expert in the science of archaeology, to act as observer. “Such person should preferably be a scholarly personality and established academician of any central university,” it said.