Security has been tightened in Israeli Embassy, Consulates and other Jewish establishments in several States following intelligence inputs that terror groups like lashkar-e-Tayyeba may target them.
The Union Home Ministry has sent an advisory to various States in the wake of the inputs shared by central security agencies that terrorists, especially those owing allegiance to lashkar-e-Tayyeba, may target them, official sources said.
The States have been asked to increase the vigil around the Israeli Embassy here and Consulate General in Mumbai and Bangalore as well as synagogues and Chabad houses, they said. The advisories have been sent to Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra.
Chabad Houses, the Jewish outreach centres, have also been marked for security checks.
The sources said that lashkar terror group was armed with the reconnaissance tapes carried out by Pakistan-born American terrorist David Headley before he was arrested by FBI in 2009. They said that Headley’s work may come handy for the terror group to target the Jewish establishments. Headley is serving a 35-year prison term in the US.