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LeT trying to set up base in Maldives to attack India

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Last updated on: April 27, 2010 15:26 IST
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Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba is making concerted efforts to carry out attacks in the country and to develop links in Maldives and other neighbours, the government said on Tuesday.

"Available inputs indicate that Pakistan-based terrorist groups primarily the Lashkar-e-Taiba are making concerted efforts to organise terrorist attacks in various parts of the country, inter-alia, including iconic institutions, prominent industrial installations and tourist locations among others," Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken told Lok Sabha in a written reply on Tuesday.

The minister said some of the prominent groups which pose a serious threat include the LeT, the Jaish-e-Mohammed, the Hizbul-Mujahideen, the Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami, the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, the Al Badr, the Babbar Khalsa International, the Khalistan Zindabad Force, the Khalistan Commando force, the International Sikh Youth Federation, the United Liberation Front of Assam and the Communist Party of India (Maoist).

"There is also another organisation, the Indian Mujahideen," the minister said.

Maken said, "The government continues to be alert to these threats and re-calibrates its measures to combat terrorism by way of reviewing threat perception and a number of important decisions and measures have been taken.

"The government has constituted the National Investigation Agency. The multi-agency centre has been strengthened and reorganised to enable it to function on 24x7 basis for real time collection and sharing of intelligence with other intelligence and security agencies," he said.

In reply to another question, Maken said, "Available inputs indicated that the LeT endeavours to develop links in India's neighbouring countries including the Maldives.

"India and Maldives continue to work closely in strengthening bilateral security cooperation. Our security concerns are conveyed through bilateral channels or mechanisms, with the concerned authorities," he said.

The government also denied any proposal to create the post of national intelligence coordinator to strengthen intelligence system.

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