The State government has provided police security to Sri Nijagunananda Swami of Belur Nishkala Mantap in Belagavi district, after he received a letter containing a life threat to him.
Senior police officers visited the math and assessed the situation on Monday. Police constables will accompany the seer when he is in Belur or when he is travelling, a senior officer said.
The letter, received by post, says that he somehow escaped in 2020, but there is no way he can escape now. The unsigned letter claims to be from a tolerant Hindu. It invokes Goddess Kali and ends with a warning that the seer will not be spared.
