Assam Police issues alert over possible terror threat from ISI, Al-Qaeda

GUWAHATI: The Assam police has issued an alert over possible attack by terror outfit AL Qaeda and ISI, Pakistan's spy agency.

Reportedly, the Assistant Inspector General of Police General of Police, Law and Order informed the security forces in a circular that ISI is possibly planning to target individual including RSS cadres, Army areas in Assam, and other places in India.

Reportedly, the alert has been triggered after alleged ill-treatment of Muslims in the state as stated by officials on Monday.

“Input received from sister agency about the planning of Pak-ISI to target individuals, including RSS cadres and army areas in Assam and other places in India, and threat from global terror outfits to indulge in spectacular action by resorting to explosion of bombs/IEDs in places of mass gathering/mass transport/religious places etc,” the circular read.

As per the circular, a video message was also received by Al Qaeda hinting on a call for Jihad in Assam and Kashmir.

"Another input received from a video message by al-Qaeda indicates a call for jihad specifically in Assam (and Kashmir). Al-Qaeda's ‘AS SAHAB’ released a propaganda video titled ‘Do not Sit Idly Grieving’, showing videos on alleged lynching of Indian Muslims, including some videos from Assam and calling for jihad in Assam and Kashmir,” it further read.

It further asked to be prepared with ground sources at district levels and intelligence input collection machinery and also asked to brief all the officials regarding the input be alert all the time.

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