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Five States put on terror alert

New Delhi: In the backdrop of American terror suspect David Headley’s visits to India, the Union government on Wednesday warned Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra against terrorist attacks, particularly on military academies.

Sources in the Home Ministry said the alerts were issued on suspicion that during his stay in India between 2006 and 2009, Headley, who was arrested by the FBI for allegedly plotting attacks in India for the Lashkar-e-Taiba, may have done a recce of some vital installations.

They said the warnings had been issued as a precautionary measure after it was found that Headley had visited Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Agra and Delhi and done a recce of the National Defence College and vital installations in other cities.

The sources said it was possible that Headley had established sleeper cells in these States. He was also recruiting cadres for Pakistan-based terror group Lashker-e-Taiba, for sending them to a Gulf country using the services of his immigration business in Mumbai.

The States have been asked to coordinate with the army and the administration of the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun and Khadakwasla about security to vital installations. — PTI

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