Kolkata: Justice Kalidas Mukherjee, one of
the two Calcutta High Court judges who upheld the death
sentence of don Aftab Ansari in the 2002 Amercian Center case,
has received a threat letter following which his security has
been enhanced, police said on Saturday.
The judge filed a complaint yesterday on threats held out
to him for upholding Ansari's death sentence on February five,
Deputy Commissioner of Kolkata Police, Detective Department,
Damayanti Sen said.
"We are verifying the contents of the letter addressed to
the judge and the sender's identity and motive," she told agency.
Sen said that adequate security was provided to the
judge.
According to police sources, the typed letter warned that
the judge "had not done the right thing" by upholding the
death sentence.
This was the first instance of a high court judge
receiving a threat letter, they said.
The High Court on February five upheld the death
sentences of Ansari and another accused Jamiluddin Nasir
awarded by a trial court.
Six police personnel were killed in the attack in front
of the American Centre here on January 22, 2002.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, March 06, 2010, 20:41