Threat to PM Modi and other dignitaries at the Republic Day celebrations!
Intelligence agencies have received an alert about a terror plot on Republic Day that threatened the lives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries who will be present at the day of celebration.
The nine-page intelligence input, a copy of which was accessed by India Today, indicated that there was a threat to PM Modi and other dignitaries who would be present at India's 75th Republic Day celebrations. Leaders from five central Asian countries listed, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan are likely to be in the chief guests list.
The note mentioned that the threat had come from groups based out of the Pakistan and Afghanistan-Pakistan region. These groups aimed to target highly placed dignitaries and sabotage/disrupt public gatherings, crucial establishments, and crowded places too.
The master attacks could be attempted using drones as well.
The input said terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, The Resistance Force, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Harkat-Ul-Mujahideen, and Hizb-ul-Mujahedeen, were behind the terror threat.
The input said that Khalistani groups based in Pakistan are also mobilising cadres to regroup and revive militancy in Punjab. They also plan targeted attacks in Punjab and other states on the same day.
According to an input received in February 2021, Khalistani terror groups are planning to attack Prime Minister’s meeting and tour venues as well.
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