Highly specific intelligence input on human bomb against Modi

Ahmedabad, 24 March 2014

Quoting to sources, the Indian Express has published a story on Intelligence Bureau issuing a specific alert of a possible “human bomb” targeting a rally of BJP prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi.

Main takeaways from the story are(we have added note in brackets):

-The attack on Modi may be on the lines of assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi by the LTTE in 1991.
(Rajiv Gandhi was killed by a suicide woman bomber at rally venue. The bomber acted as Rajiv’s supporter.)

-The “highly specific” input states that while Modi won’t be shot at, a suicide bomber may target him disguised as a supporter.
(Modi generally doesn’t mix with supporters in rallies, but the events other than rally are not well-organized when it comes to security)

-The alert does not specify the gender of the likely bomber.

-The agencies suspect any assassination attempt would be most likely in Modi’s own constituencies of Varanasi and Vadodara.
(That’s likely because he is likely to do road show, or door to door visit, campaign other than addressing rally)

-The agencies have instructed at least two states to press in “maximum manpower” during Modi’s rallies.
(Not just rallies, it should be for all kinds of events he attends)

-The IB has issued inputs regarding the security protocol to several states, particularly Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra.