Maharashtra on high alert to thwart terror attack

Author: 
SHAHID RAZA BURNEY
Publication Date: 
Thu, 2011-11-03 02:53

Though the state Home Ministry officials were tight-lipped over the issue, citing security reasons. However, a senior police official said that that such intelligence advisory from federal government were a routine affair and the police had to take immediate steps without taking any risks.
According to sources, the Intelligence Bureau alerted that terrorists may target the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) nuclear plant near Trombay, the Naval Western Command headquarters near Colaba, the suburb railway stations and the airport.
Security has been beefed up at all important government, military, naval and air force stations in Mumbai and important cities in the state, as also at railway and bus terminals, shopping malls, BARC and airports.

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