Picture for representational purposes. A Christian missionary school in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district has received threats from unknown persons asking it to "shut down or face consequences".
Authorities at the St Capitaneo higher secondary school for girls in North Bengal have alleged that they received threatening letters last week following which a complaint was lodged with the police on March 22.
The district police have set up police picket outside the school, which is located in a remote area close to the India-Bhutan border at Nagrakata in Jalpaiguri.
There has been an escalation in reports of attacks on Christian institutions over the last few months. Last weekend, churches were attacked in Navi Mumbai, for which police arrested four people, and Jabalpur, for which members of a right-wing fringe group have been arrested.
The Mumbai church attack was a result of personal animosity. The police said the culprits believed church officials had tipped the police off about their illegal activities.
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