The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the primary investigative arm of the United States, has warned security agencies in India about a specific threat to the life of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. In fact, this and other threat perceptions concerning top political leaders of the country have been listed in the security arrangements booklet released by the Delhi Police before Independence Day.

“The FBI has received information from an individual in Merrick, New York, who operates a website supporting Sonia Gandhi. The website, soniagandhi.org, offers visitors an opportunity to leave comments in a website guest book. Two visitors to the website left messages threatening to kill Sonia Gandhi,” the booklet elaborates on the FBI’s threat input regarding the Congress chief.

On the threat perception for the Prime Minister, the report reads, “It is learnt that the divisional commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba has instructed the Doda district commander to target the helicopter of the Prime Minister or Sonia Gandhi whenever they visit the area... LeT terrorists are also learnt to have discussed a plan to target the Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi during their visit to Badherwah.”