BJP, Sangh leaders face Sikh militant groups terror threat?

NEW DELHI: At a time when the special cell and the intelligence bureau (IB) are probing the Punjab connection of Gurvinder Singh, arrested in Tuesday's accident which killed Union minister Gopinath Munde, security agencies have alerted police agencies of Delhi and other states and the protection groups (SPG and NSG) about the threat assessment of top BJP and RSS leaders who stand at risk from Punjab-based Sikh militant groups.

As per a communique, agencies have received fresh inputs about Jagtar Singh Tara of Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) and Lakhvir Singh Rode of International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) coming together to smuggle in explosives from across the border and provide logistics to target BJP leaders, sources said.

The agencies had received inputs about the two organizations planning to target Modi rallies before the elections as well.

Moreover, the agencies have received fresh information about two groups of 10-15 militants belonging to the Khalistan Commando Force planning attacks on PM Modi and other top leaders of the Sangh and BJP.

"A meeting to target Modi was held recently in Islamabad which was attended by Dr. Khalid Rashid and Md. Ghalib from UK, Azmat Khan from JKLF and Wadhwa Singh of BKI," reads the communique.