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NEW DELHI: Investigators are taking a closer look at a few intelligence inputs over recent months that hinted at efforts by Sikh extremist groups to target the national capital.
In fact, some intelligence sources admitted in the wake of Wednesday's bomb blast that the only credible intelligence inputs in recent weeks about plans to target the national capital were about Sikh groups. As late as mid-July, intelligence agencies had received inputs that Sikh groups may try to carry out attacks in the wake of the President rejecting the mercy petition of Khalistan Commando Force terrorist Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar.
Inputs with various intelligence agencies had enough warning about remnants of Sikh extremism trying to target the capital and other parts of the country. It is not yet clear if it was a clever strategy, propped up possibly by Pakistan, to get the Sikh groups to unleash terror in India, and avoid unwanted international scrutiny.
A senior intelligence official said the latest terror input was about Pakistani handlers asking Sikh extremists to carry out attacks in India. It suited them politically too, given the high deniability factor involved in mobilizing a Sikh group to carry out attacks in India.
Sources said inputs spoke about Babbar Khalsa International and Khalistan Zindabad Force trying to revive in India and carry out attacks.
The last input was in middle of July, which said the terrorists could target New Delhi. This input, sources said, originated from Sikh groups in Canada. Another input, some time in March, spoke about the possibility of militant groups trying to carry out mayhem in Delhi, Rajasthan or Punjab.
Sources said there was also an alert about the possibility of a Sikh militant, jailed in Tihar, escaping while being taken to Punjab for a court case.
Officials insisted they were still not sure if a Sikh group could carry out such a high intensity blast in Delhi but admitted that the possibility could not be ruled out. All other alerts, especially regarding Muslim groups, were generic in nature. "It could be because we don't have credible inputs on Islamic terrorist groups," a source said.
Remnants of Sikh terrorism are mostly in Pakistan, in western nations such as Canada and some European countries.
Delhi HC blast: Involvement of Sikh groups not ruled out - Times Of India
In fact, some intelligence sources admitted in the wake of Wednesday's bomb blast that the only credible intelligence inputs in recent weeks about plans to target the national capital were about Sikh groups. As late as mid-July, intelligence agencies had received inputs that Sikh groups may try to carry out attacks in the wake of the President rejecting the mercy petition of Khalistan Commando Force terrorist Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar.
Inputs with various intelligence agencies had enough warning about remnants of Sikh extremism trying to target the capital and other parts of the country. It is not yet clear if it was a clever strategy, propped up possibly by Pakistan, to get the Sikh groups to unleash terror in India, and avoid unwanted international scrutiny.
A senior intelligence official said the latest terror input was about Pakistani handlers asking Sikh extremists to carry out attacks in India. It suited them politically too, given the high deniability factor involved in mobilizing a Sikh group to carry out attacks in India.
Sources said inputs spoke about Babbar Khalsa International and Khalistan Zindabad Force trying to revive in India and carry out attacks.
The last input was in middle of July, which said the terrorists could target New Delhi. This input, sources said, originated from Sikh groups in Canada. Another input, some time in March, spoke about the possibility of militant groups trying to carry out mayhem in Delhi, Rajasthan or Punjab.
Sources said there was also an alert about the possibility of a Sikh militant, jailed in Tihar, escaping while being taken to Punjab for a court case.
Officials insisted they were still not sure if a Sikh group could carry out such a high intensity blast in Delhi but admitted that the possibility could not be ruled out. All other alerts, especially regarding Muslim groups, were generic in nature. "It could be because we don't have credible inputs on Islamic terrorist groups," a source said.
Remnants of Sikh terrorism are mostly in Pakistan, in western nations such as Canada and some European countries.
Delhi HC blast: Involvement of Sikh groups not ruled out - Times Of India
