Gujarat: Terror threat sparks security alert

The police have stepped up security following an intelligence alert over the possibility of terror strikes on key installations and oil refineries based at Jamnagar in Gujarat, and released photographs of the suspected terrorists.

The Intelligence Bureau had recently alarmed the authorities in Jamnagar and capital Gandhinagar, about possible strikes by suspected Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorists.

Speaking to the media, Director General of Police Chitranjan Singh said that the police, in collaboration with other departments, has taken all possible steps to prevent any untoward situation.

"Whatever intimation we get from the IB regarding possible threat, we take it very seriously. So, when I got the intimation, I passed the information to Anti-Terrorism Squad Chief Manohar Shashidhar," said Singh.

Large numbers of barricades were placed on roads and security has been on high alert near oil refineries across Jamnagar, coastal areas, railways stations and major roads and traffic junctions to keep an eye on any suspicious activity.

He said the police has released photographs of five suspected terrorists and has shared them with security forces.

"We have shared their photographs with the Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force stations and army stations in Jamnagar area," Singh said.

Jamnagar, situated in close proximity to Pakistan, is considered to be on the radar of terrorists who aim to dislodge the economic stability of the country by targeting installations of crucial importance.