Security alert on Republic Day, threat to PM
Guwahati: A suspected terror plan targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries was reported to intelligence authorities on Republic Day.
The birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose will be commemorated as part of the Republic Day festivities, which will commence on January 23.
The nine-page intelligence report, which India Today obtained a copy of, stated that PM Modi and other dignitaries attending India’s 75th Republic Day celebrations were under threat. As major guests, leaders from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan are expected.
The threat came from Pakistan/Afghanistan-Pakistan-based gangs, according to the message.
These groups intended to sabotage/disrupt public gatherings, critical establishments, and crowded places in order to attack high-ranking dignitaries.
Drones could also be used to carry out strikes.
Terrorist groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, The Resistance Force, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, and Hizb-ul-Mujahedeen are claimed to be behind the threat, according to the information.
According to the information, Pakistan-based Khalistani groups are also mobilising cadres to reunite and resurrect militancy in Punjab. They also intend to carry out targeted assaults in Punjab and other provinces.
Khalistani terror groups are planned to assault the Prime Minister’s meeting and tour sites, according to information gathered in February 2021.