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Security was tightened crossed Delhi connected Saturday, including astatine a temple successful the Chandni Chowk area, pursuing quality inputs suggesting a imaginable panic threat, a elder constabulary serviceman said.
Security agencies issued an alert aft Central quality agencies indicated that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has allegedly kept “prominent spiritual places successful India connected its people list”.
The alert from the quality agencies read, “According to a caller input, Lashkar-e-Taiba is readying IED (Improvised Explosive Device) attacks crossed large cities successful India, including astatine a temple successful Chandni Chowk country of Old Delhi, to avenge the onslaught astatine a mosque successful Islamabad, Pakistan, connected February 6.”
The alert comes 3 months aft a high-intensity car blast killed astatine slightest 13 radical and injured respective others successful the Red Fort area.
Religious sites connected alert
Security has been stepped up adjacent cardinal practice structures, spiritual sites and precocious footfall areas similar railway stations, airdrome terminals and autobus terminals, the serviceman said.
According to sources, a akin intel input was received astir January 26 erstwhile the state was preparing to observe its 77th Republic Day.
“We person been receiving quality inputs astir imaginable attacks by the LeT and are perpetually monitoring the situation,” said the officer.
The constabulary serviceman said that connected February 11, the Punjab constabulary arrested 1 idiosyncratic and seized an IED on with a pistol and ammunition, perchance intended for usage successful respective cities successful India. “Investigation has revealed that helium was successful interaction with Pakistan-based handlers,” the serviceman added.
