Centre asks states to be alert on terrorists, communal tension

October 12, 2015 20:11

Amid reports of five Pakistani terrorists having entered India, the Centre has asked all states to be extra vigilant to thwart any attempt by terrorists and subversive elements to disrupt peace and create communal tension during the upcoming festival season.

Acting on intelligence inputs, the Home Ministry has issued a country-wide advisory asking all states to deploy additional forces in crowded places like markets, railway stations, bus terminus and religious sites to foil attempts by terrorists to carry out attacks.

The advisory was issued after intelligence inputs suggested that five Pakistani terrorists have entered India in recent past, official sources said. The Home Ministry particularly told police forces of major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad to be extra vigilant during the upcoming festival of Navratri, Durga Puja, Dussehra and Moharram.

The states were also asked to be alert during the festival as provocative sloganeering, especially near mosques and dargahs, installations of idols and observance of the festival at disputed places, processions through non-traditional routes and forcible collection of donations, eve teasing often trigger communal tensions.

Campaigns against cow slaughter by Hindu activists have witnessed a rise in recent weeks with cattle transportation, sometimes leading to road-blockades, arson and communal incidents.

In the past, sacrifice of cattle at public and non-traditional places has triggered communal incidents. Besides, crowded pandals and immersion processions also remain soft targets for saboteurs.

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