AGENCY
New Delhi: Ahead of Republic Day, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, NSA Ajit Doval and other top officials on Friday reviewed the security situation in the country as Delhi and many other places continue to be on high alert in the wake of Pathankot terror attack.
During the hour-long meeting presided by Singh, the top brass of the country’s security apparatus took stock of various aspects of internal security and analysed intelligence inputs received in recent past, official sources said.
Necessary instructions have been given to ensure security in all sensitive locations, border areas and major urban centres, including Delhi where the Republic Day’s main function will be held with French President Francois Hollande as the Chief Guest.
Chiefs of Intelligence Bureau and Research and Analysis Wing shared various inputs gathered by the two organisations while chief of National Investigation Agency briefed about the ongoing probe into the terror attack on Pathankot Air Base, the sources said. Recent intelligence inputs have suggested that there could be six to 10 Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists who had crossed over to India from Pakistan through Punjab in recent past.
Six suspected JeM terrorists were killed in the Pathankot Air Base after three days of fierce gun battle but there is a possibility of a few remaining at large, the sources said.