NSG teams reach Gujarat following terror alert

March 06, 2016

Ahmedabad

Four National Security Guard (NSG) squads have reached Gujarat following the input by Pakistan National Security Adviser (NSA) Nasir Khan Janjua to his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval that 10 terrorists had entered the state to carry out strikes.

The Pakistan’s NSA informed that these are fidayeen from the Lashkar-E-Taiba and Jaish-e Muhammed cadres.

As many as 5 abandoned Pakistani boats in creek area close to Indo-Pak border in Kutch have been found in last 3 months. The last boat was found yesterday.

A joint meeting of Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, BSF and Gujarat Police was held late in the evening yesterday in Gandhinagar to discuss alertness. District police chiefs from border and coastal districts were involved in this meeting through video conferencing.

DGP PC Thakur told ANI that 3 NSG teams will be kept on stand by mode in Ahmedabad while 1 will be sent to Somnath mandir where Shivratri festivities are going on.

Thakur said, entire Gujarat police with pro-active assistance of Centre are on the job, would request people to not panic.

– Security has been escalated at Somnath Mandir.

– Leaves of police officers are canceled across the state.

– Police fired one round at a car which refused to stop at checking point at Mahudha Tea point and tried to hit police party in central Gujarat. A person sitting next to driver was injured and taken to SSG hospital in Vadodara for treatment.

– Ahmedabad Crime Branch has formed teams following terror alert and Shivratri festival.

– Two persons are held by Special Operation Group(SOG) with suspected air boat off Porbandar coast. At least one is believed Canadian citizen. Terror links are not likely.

Terror alert in Gujarat, security stepped up

Ahmedabad, PTI

Gujarat is on high alert following inputs that terrorists have sneaked into the state, with authorities today stepping up security at all vital and sensitive locations, deploying National Security Guard (NSG) teams and cancelling leave of all police personnel.

Policemen were seen patrolling the highways since early morning. Gujarat DGP P C Thakur said combing operations have started across various locations.

Security was beefed up following a terror alert that said some terrorist have entered the state through Kutch. NSG teams have been sent to Gujarat from Delhi following Intelligence inputs, police sources said.

DGP Thakur issued orders late last night cancelling leave of all policemen and said they were prepared to deal with any situation.

“We are on high alert and prepared to deal any situation.

We have started combing operations across various locations.

We have also sensitised places that see high rate of footfall,” he said.

High level meetings, headed by Home Secretary P K Taneja, were held in Gandhinagar early this morning and late last night.

There is tight security at all vital installations across the state like railway stations, airport.

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