SC Advocates Get Anonymous Calls Threatening Judges To Not Hear Case On PM Modi Security Lapse

In a highly curious development, several Supreme Court lawyers received anonymous calls on Monday threatening the Supreme Court to not hear the case related to the security lapse which occurred during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Punjab visit on January 5.

The caller, who claimed to be the General Counsel of 'Sikhs for Justice' from USA,  said that SFJ is responsible for blocking PM Modi at Hussaninwala flyover in Punjab last week.

Notably, the calls were received shortly before a bench led by the Chief Justice of India was about to hear a PIL related to the security lapse.

The caller said that the Supreme Court should not hear the case when it has not been able to punish the culprits of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Several Advocates who received the call said that it appeared to be an automated pre-recorded call and the number was based out of the United Kingdom.

"+447418365564 I got a call from this number, display showed call from United Kingdom... was playing some recorded message, it claimed that the organisation took the credit for blocking Modi on the fly way, it warned the SC judges from proceeding with the case of investigation, it further said that the SC judges should remember 1984 genocide against which no action was taken till date by the SC.. etc... has anyone else received such a call??", one lawyer messaged in a WhatsApp group.

Several members then shared that they too received similar calls.

The Supreme Court today said that it will constitute an independent committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to probe into the security lapse.