Intelligence inputs suggest terror strikes in B'lore

Karnataka Home Minister V S Acharya on Friday said there were Intelligence inputs suggesting terror attacks in the city between March 13 and March 20, following which police forces were in 'alert mode'.

Karnataka Home Minister V S Acharya on Friday said there were Intelligence inputs suggesting terror attacks in the city between March 13 and March 20, following which police forces were in 'alert mode'.

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Acharya told reporters in Bangalore that inputs indicated strikes targeting Vidhan Soudha, the state secretariat, and the High Court, located opposite the Secretariat and 'one or two hospitals' between March 13 and March 20.

"We have taken adequate precautions. Our forces are in alert mode," he said.

Acharya also said Intelligence inputs, received earlier, suggested possible strikes between December 5 to 20 last year and sometime in February in which targets cited were 'individuals and certain installations'.