Capital on high alert after terror threat inputs
The national capital is on high alert following intelligence inputs indicating a possible terror threat. This prompted the Delhi Police and other security agencies to intensify vigil across several sensitive locations.
A source said security has been increased at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU) Marg and nearby Government establishments, with additional deployment of armed personnel, barricading and intensified vehicle checks.
According to sources, agencies have received alerts regarding possible attempts to target prominent offices and crowded areas in central Delhi using suicide attacks, vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (IEDs), shootings and coordinated strikes.
Sources said anti-sabotage checks are being carried out at important Government buildings, political offices, markets, transport hubs and other crowded places across the city. Bomb disposal squads, sniffer dog units and quick reaction teams, including the Delhi Fire Service, have also been asked to stay alert.
“Police have been directed to maintain strict vigil on suspicious movements, unattended objects and vehicles parked in sensitive zones,” said the source.
Security arrangements have also been strengthened at settlements and areas considered vulnerable from a law-and-order perspective; local police are conducting random checking drives and verification exercises.
The source said all district units have been instructed to remain alert and maintain close coordination with intelligence agencies and central paramilitary forces. Senior officers are continuously monitoring the situation and reviewing security arrangements across the city, said the source.
Special Cell, the anti-terrorist unit of Delhi Police, has unmasked an alleged terror conspiracy orchestrated by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) through a module linked to Pakistan-based gangster and ISI proxy Shahzad Bhatti. The module reportedly planned coordinated attacks on a historic temple in Delhi, a crowded dhaba on the Delhi-Sonipat highway and a military camp in Hisar, Haryana.
The revelations emerged during the sustained interrogation of nine operatives of the Shahzad Bhatti module, who were intercepted by the Delhi Police Special Cell under its ‘Gang Bust Operation 2.0’ from multiple States on Thursday. The arrests were carried out in coordination with central agencies, and weapons were reportedly recovered from the terror module members during the operation, sources added.
