Local intelligence agencies have warned about a possible threat to the Indian Prime Minister involving Islamic State militants, basing their statements on intercepted communications by various local terrorist groups, the sources said.
"During a closed door meeting at the Prime Minister Security Unit of the Delhi Police, a very high threat perception was conveyed by the Intelligence Unit of Delhi Police, so Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) had been requisitioned to place their K9 Unit to secure the area around the Red Fort, where the Prime Minister is to give his Independence Day address to the nation," sources from the Indian Home Ministry told Sputnik.
A K9 Unit of the ITBP with sniffer dogs has been deployed in areas around the Red Fort, also known as Lal Qila. Elite Delhi Police teams are onsite to ensure the safety of the Red Fort area, sources added.
On Tuesday, sources in the Indian Home Ministry told Sputnik that Indian intelligence agencies have submitted a detailed report to the country’s Home Ministry on growing terrorist activity in the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, expressing grave concern over recruiting strategies used by various militant groups in the area.
