Goa music fests on high alert due to ISIS threat

December 20, 2015 00:12

Annual electronic dance music festivals set to take place in Goa at the end of December have been put on high alert, thanks to terror threats by extremist group ISIS.

Accortding to state Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar, permissions for the two events will hang in the balance until the organisers complied with requests for providing additional security cover.

"We want the best security in view of the ISIS threat. The single window permission committee headed by the chief secretary which grants permission for such events has decided to ask the organisers of the events to increase security," media reports quoted Parulekar as saying.

"The police will be there, but the organisers will also have to increase the security in view of the threat. The permissions will be granted once they comply with these conditions," he further added.

Goa, one of the top beach and nightlife tourism destinations, hosts two of the biggest party events in the country -- Sunburn and Supersonic EDM festivals -- which are held in the last week of December.

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