A terror alert is standard every year ahead of August 15. A detailed advisory to states, which summarizes intel inputs collected over recent months to ensure states are aware of all possible dangers, says that that Al Qaeda “could consider Indian naval facilities and other unsecured waterfronts as potential targets”. The note says that information gleaned in September last year suggests the outfit “plans to target BJP offices, commercial, tourist, religious, aviation and railway infrastructure in various states.”
The Prime Minister will deliver his annual Independence Day speech from the Red Fort tomorrow morning, where security has been carefully detailed.
The advisory says inputs from last year suggest possible targets by other Pakistan-based terror groups and their Indian branches include the famous Lotus Temple and metro stations in Delhi and malls in UP and Noida.
Just weeks ago, a police station in Gurdaspur in Punjab was attacked by terrorists from Pakistan. Four policemen and three civilians were killed in gunbattle that lasted nearly 12 hours. The Home Ministry’s missive reiterates the growing concern that Pakistan’s ISI is “encouraging the Indian Sikh terrorists/radicals based in Pakistan to assist in sending the explosives/arms and ammunition/funds to the Indian territory.”
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