A heavy security blanket has descended on the national capital a day ahead of Republic Day celebrations. A no fly zone has been declared for choppers in Delhi and Chandigarh for the next few days, the decision came after security agencies expressed fears of Pak based militants launching chopper mounted attacks on the parade marking the occasion.
The alert has made it mandatory for everybody seeking to rent a chopper to get security clearances from local police.
Flight operations including training schedules have been suspended at various airports across the country, including Bhopal’s Raja Bhoj Airport.
Normal aviation activity will also be disrupted at the Bhopal airport between 0800 and 1100 hours on Monday.
Nearly 198 companies of Delhi Police, including 56 companies from paramilitary, have been deployed in the national capital.
Media reports say, intelligence inputs also asked airports in south India to exercise extra caution.
A report on IBNLive said: “According to sources, there have been at least three inputs within one month indicating that a hijack is possible.”
The gravest risk has been reported from the north east, where police is on the look-out for six alleged jihadis who have sneaked into Assam from Bangladesh, added the report.
A massive security cover guards three of the seven northeastern states with militant groups calling for a boycott of Monday's Republic Day celebrations.
Four separatist groups in Assam, Manipur and Tripura, have announced a 17-hour general strike from 0100 hours IST to 1800 hours IST on Monday to enforce the boycott call.
The groups have vowed action against anybody violating the boycott call.
The armed groups calling for a boycott of proceedings include the notorious United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), the Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), the banned outfits are embroiled in a battle for a separate homeland they want carved out of Assam and West Bengal.
Manipur People's Liberation Front (MPLF), an amalgam of several Manipuri rebel groups, and the Tripura People's Democratic Front (TPDF).
Similar security alerts are in-force in Manipur and Tripura.
The situation is much the same all over the country, as deployment and patrolling has been intensified by local police and other security departments.
The alert has made it mandatory for everybody seeking to rent a chopper to get security clearances from local police.
Flight operations including training schedules have been suspended at various airports across the country, including Bhopal’s Raja Bhoj Airport.
Normal aviation activity will also be disrupted at the Bhopal airport between 0800 and 1100 hours on Monday.
Nearly 198 companies of Delhi Police, including 56 companies from paramilitary, have been deployed in the national capital.
Media reports say, intelligence inputs also asked airports in south India to exercise extra caution.
A report on IBNLive said: “According to sources, there have been at least three inputs within one month indicating that a hijack is possible.”
The gravest risk has been reported from the north east, where police is on the look-out for six alleged jihadis who have sneaked into Assam from Bangladesh, added the report.
A massive security cover guards three of the seven northeastern states with militant groups calling for a boycott of Monday's Republic Day celebrations.
Four separatist groups in Assam, Manipur and Tripura, have announced a 17-hour general strike from 0100 hours IST to 1800 hours IST on Monday to enforce the boycott call.
The groups have vowed action against anybody violating the boycott call.
The armed groups calling for a boycott of proceedings include the notorious United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), the Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), the banned outfits are embroiled in a battle for a separate homeland they want carved out of Assam and West Bengal.
Manipur People's Liberation Front (MPLF), an amalgam of several Manipuri rebel groups, and the Tripura People's Democratic Front (TPDF).
Similar security alerts are in-force in Manipur and Tripura.
The situation is much the same all over the country, as deployment and patrolling has been intensified by local police and other security departments.
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