Vajpayee faces I-Day death Threat

Soon after the police control room received the call around 4:15 p.m, security cover of the former Prime Minister was tightened and a large number of police personnel were deployed outside his residence. The duration of the call was less than a minute.

Sources said a caller, who spoke in Hindi, only said: "15 August ko Vajpayeeji nahi rahengey (Mr Vajpayee will be assassinated on 15 August)". The police got a mobile phone number but they weren't able to trace it. As soon as the call was received, senior police officers and Intelligence sleuths were informed on the wireless network of the Delhi Police.

Within the next few hours, Intelligence Bureau officials and a team of the Special Cell and a unit of New Delhi district police tried to trace from where the call originated.

One of the units of the Special Cell and Intelligence agencies are still trying to identify the caller.