Possibility Of Terrorist Attack In Ayodhya On August 5, Say Intelligence Agencies

New Delhi: Intelligence agencies are apprehending the possibility of terror attacks at the ground-breaking ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on August 5 and the Independence Day programme. Coincidentally, the anniversary of the Centre’s scrapping of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution also falls on the same day, NDTV reported quoting sources.

The report also said that instructions have been given to deploy special security teams in Ayodhya, Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi.

Besides Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior BJP leaders are expected to attend the function.

NDTV quoted intelligence agencies as reporting that Pakistan’s ISI has pushed Afghanistan-trained terrorists from Lashkar-e Taiba and Jaish-e Mohammad into India with this aim. These terrorists were sent to India in groups of three to five terrorists each.