New Delhi: Intelligence agencies have issued a security alert for Delhi and Uttarakhand following a possible terror threat, with key religious sites, government establishments and police installations put under heightened surveillance, sources said on Saturday.
According to sources in the intelligence establishment, the alert was triggered after an email surfaced warning of possible attacks in the coming days.
This threat comes in the backdrop of a standoff at the Nagrasu gurdwara in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district between a group of Nihangs and the authorities. The Nihangs were demanding the release of four of their members arrested in connection with a clash with locals in Karnaprayag market on June 16.
Sources said the threat was conveyed through an email that reportedly contains references to several temples, government offices, and political leaders as possible targets. Following the alert, the Uttarakhand Police, intelligence agencies and the Delhi Police have been placed on heightened vigil. Security arrangements at sensitive locations are being reviewed and intensified as a precautionary measure.
Delhi Police has also launched an investigation into the email to ascertain its authenticity and trace its origin, sources added.
A similar alert was issued by the Intelligence agencies in January, around January 26, warning of a possible attempt by proscribed Khalistani outfits and Bangladesh-based terror organisations to target New Delhi and several other cities across the country on Republic Day.
Again in February, an intelligence alert was issued in the national capital following inputs warning of a possible terror threat near the Red Fort, with sources stating that terrorists may target a temple in the Chandni Chowk area.
