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Pak terrorist Bahadur Ali had planned to strike Delhi too

New Delhi, Aug 12: The questioning of Pakistani terrorist, Bahadur Ali has revealed that he had planned on visiting Delhi to carry out terror attacks. Ali who was sent into Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistan, was told to mingle with the stone pelters and hurl grenades at the security forces.

Ali who made three unsuccessful attempts to hurl grenades told the NIA that he was also supposed to travel to Delhi and carry out a strike. Investigations have revealed that he had planned on visiting Delhi ahead of the Independence Day celebrations and disrupt proceedings.

Bahadur Ali had planned to strike Delhi

High alert issued

Ali says that as per the plan of his organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba, he along with others were to first take part in the protests in J&K, following which they were also told to go to Udhampur and Delhi to carry out terror attacks.

The NIA which has Ali in its custody was told that there were major infiltrations being planned. He told the NIA about two damaged fences along the border. The fences were damaged due to heavy snowfall and this route was used by Ali.

The NIA based on Ali's confessions has informed the army about the possibility of more infiltrations along the border.

There is already a high alert across the nation especially in Jammu and Kashmir and New Delhi ahead of the Independence Day celebrations. Intelligence Bureau inputs state that terrorists are looking to carry out a major strike.

The threat states that some groups may try and take advantage of the unrest in the Valley to strike. Further a threat from an ISIS module has also been cited.

OneIndia News

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