The first Sikh Mayor of Hoboken city in New Jersey has admitted that he and his family are getting death threats.
Mr Ravinder Singh Bhalla was elected Mayor of the Hoboken city about three months back when he was labelled as a ‘terrorist’ in a slanderous flyer.
Last Thursday, an unidentified man entered the city council’s building on pretext of using washroom and threw a bag full of some objects towards the main desk of the office of assistant of Mr Bhalla.
Hoboken City Police is looking into this matter with incredible seriousness and the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force has also evaluated the security of the City Hall.
Mr Bhalla, an attorney and civil rights activist was a Councillor before being elected as Mayor, was out of office at the time of the incident. But he was on his way back to office after attending a community meeting.
Mayor Mr Bhalla has said in a statement that “This incident, along with death threats to me and my family, is an unfortunate reminder that we need to take security seriously”. He further said that the police department is reviewing the security arrangements of the building.
