The Delhi Police on Friday issued an alert after a taxi driver hired from Pathankot was found dead in Himachal Pradesh. The body of the driver, identified as Vijay Kumar, was found on Wednesday in Kangra in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday.

Delhi police posted an alert on Twitter saying, "A white colour Alto Taxi no. HP 01 D 2440 was hired from Pathankot by three unknown people. The driver of the taxi, Vijay Kumar from Gaggal, Kangada was found dead on 20 Jan 2016 at the Kalta Bridge, Dist. Kangada."

While it is yet not clear that the murder is the handiwork of a criminal gang or potential terrorists, the security agencies are talking no chances and have issued an alert issued across north India.

In view of the threat perception, the Delhi Police is on the highest level of alert to secure the national capital.

The police is working on multiple leads provided by more than a dozen terror suspects arrested from different parts of the country in the last few days.

When asked about the threat perception in the run up to January 26, Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi said, Won't discuss security issues, but would ask people to stay alert.

The police have been on alert after an SUV with a blue beacon, belonging to a senior border police officer, was stolen in the early hours of Wednesday from Noida near Delhi.

Weeks after the Pathankot attack, in which the stolen car of a police officer played a role, the police in Delhi and neighbouring states have been trying to trace the car.

The brand new Tata Safari was stolen from the home of Anand Swarup, the Inspector General of the Indo Tibetan Border Police or ITBP.

The car had a Chandigarh registration number CH01GA2915, the police said in their alert