Alert issued after intel input warns of terror plot, threat to PM Modi on Republic Day

New Delhi, Jan 18: Ahead of Republic Day, intelligence agencies have sounded security alerts about a possible terror plot on Republic Day that threatened the lives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries.

 

 

India is gearing up to celebrate Republic Day on January 26. As part of the celebrations, a contingent of five Central Asian nations - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, who will be chief guests for the Republic Day 2022 celebrations, has arrived in Delhi to participate in the event.

 

According to the India Today, nine-page intelligence input has indicated that threat had come from groups based out of the Pakistan/Afghanistan-Pakistan region. These groups aimed to target highly placed dignitaries and sabotage/disrupt public gatherings, crucial establishments, and crowded places.

 

 

The input said terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, The Resistance Force, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Harkat-Ul-Mujahideen, and Hizb-ul-Mujahedeen, were behind the terror threat. The intelligence report suggests that the attacks could be attempted using drones as well.

 

The also indicates that Khalistani groups based in Pakistan are also mobilising cadres to regroup and revive militancy in Punjab. They also plan targeted attacks in Punjab and other states.

 

It should be noted that two days ago, an improvised explosive device (IED) was found at the Ghazipur Flower Market.

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