'Watch out for Babbar Khalsa & LTTE'

10 September 2011 10:44 am Views - 5799

In the wake of the blast outside the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, the Home Ministry is said to have raised the flag to all the states asking them to watch out for Babbar Khalsa and LTTE. In an advisory issued to all the DGPs, the Secretary of Internal Security has asked the states to review the security arrangements of all the high courts.

The advisory also states that CCTVs, QRTs etc should be placed for enhanced security and any suspicious activity should be immediately communicated to the DG NIA and to Commission of Police, Delhi along with the MHA.

Investigators are reportedly taking a closer look at a few intelligence inputs over recent months that hinted at efforts by Sikh extremist groups to target the national capital.

In fact, some intelligence sources admitted in the wake of Wednesday's bomb blast that the only credible intelligence inputs in recent weeks about plans to target the national capital were about Sikh groups.

As late as mid-July, intelligence agencies had received inputs that Sikh groups may try to carry out attacks in the wake of the President rejecting the mercy petition of Khalistan Commando Force terrorist Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar.

Inputs with various intelligence agencies had enough warning about remnants of Sikh extremism trying to target the capital and other parts of the country. It is not yet clear if it was a clever strategy, propped up possibly by Pakistan, to get the Sikh groups to unleash terror in India, and avoid unwanted international scrutiny.

A senior intelligence official said the latest terror input was about Pakistani handlers asking Sikh extremists to carry out attacks in India. It suited them politically too, given the high deniability factor involved in mobilizing a Sikh group to carry out attacks in India.

Sources said inputs spoke about Babbar Khalsa International and Khalistan Zindabad Force trying to revive in India and carry out attacks. (The Times of India)