ISI patronized terrorists plan to attack Assam during PM Modi’s visit: IB alert

Intelligence Bureau (IB) alerted the security agencies for probable terror attacks in the PM’s programme by the Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) patronized terror groups.

Following the IB input, a high level meeting was held in Guwahati in presence of top officials of Assam police, army and other security agencies.

Meanwhile, Assam police ADGP (Special Branch) Pallav Bhattacharya on Wednesday said that, a militant group of outlawed ULFA (I) led by most wanted militant Ron Asom has been trying to enter Guwahati to blow up terror attacks.

“The group equipped with sophisticated weapons, explosives had already sneaked into India from Myanmar. The leader of the group Ron Asom had completed his training under supervision of ISI. We have already sounded high alert across the state and asked all district police to take appropriate measures to nab the militant group,” the top Assam cops said.

The top Assam cops said that, security has been beefed up in all round corners for the PM visit.

PM Modi will visit Assam on May 26 next and he will inaugurate the India’s longest bridge Dhola-Sadiya bridge on same day.

PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone (Bhumipoojan) of proposed Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) at Gogamukh in Dhemaji district and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Sarusajai in Guwahati.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation from Guwahati on the same day on the occasion of completion of three years of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led NDA government and one year completion of the BJP-led Assam government.

On Wednesday, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, BJP’s Assam unit president Ranjit Kumar Das, Special DG of Assam police Kula Saikia had reviewed the security at Khanapara in Guwahati, where PM to address the nation from a public meeting.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)