New Jersey police team cancels Gujarat visit

In the wake of a terror alert in India, a New Jersey police team has cancelled its visit to Gujarat to participate in a bicycle tour, according to a report.

Five police officers from New Jersey, the US state that has a sizeable population of Indian Americans, in particular those from Gujarat, were scheduled to leave for India this week for the ”Sardar Patel World Police Unity Tour”, a 115-mile bicycle ride in Gujarat that was scheduled for today.

“We understand that safety is the ultimate concern,” Bridgewater Police Officer, Scott Hobbs, was quoted as saying by the local ”Somerville Courier News”.

Hobbs was one of the five New Jersey police officers who were to travel to India. “I”m a little disappointed. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” he said.