Security on high alert in Tamil Nadu after infiltration threats
The Tamil Nadu state police and Central intelligence companies have stepped up vigil after threats of an armed group making an attempt to infiltrate from Sri Lanka had been obtained.
An alert was issued by a Central intelligence company on Saturday night and the police have stepped up vigil in the cities of Kanyakumari, Toothukudi, Rameswaram, in addition to in Chennai.
According to knowledgeable intelligence sources, a ship carrying armed operatives was headed in the direction of Rameswaram coast.
However, the sources instructed IANS that the precise identification of those individuals are not often known as additionally of the group that they belong to.
A senior police officer on the state police headquarters in Chennai instructed IANS: “Yes there is an alert but I can’t reveal more than this at present. We have deployed armed policemen across all the main roads leading to coastal areas through the state.”
With the police stepping up safety measures, the sources indicated that extra navigating ships have been deployed in the ocean by the Coast Guard patrolling items to thwart any try to succeed in the Tamil Nadu coast.
Intelligence sources in Kerala police have indicated that they’ve additionally stepped up vigil throughout the coastal cities of the state after tip-offs from the companies.
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