New Delhi: Security has been intensified near the Bharatiya Janata Party Delhi office and several government establishments in the national capital following an alert regarding a possible terror threat, sources said on May 9.
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According to sources, security has also been enhanced at government offices located on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg in central Delhi.
Sources said security agencies have been placed on high alert and forces have been deployed to prevent any attempt to create panic or carry out terror activities, including possible bomb attacks, IED threats, or shooting incidents.
“There is an alert for a terrorist attack at the Delhi State BJP office and government offices on DDU Marg, following which security has been heightened to address any potential threats. Security agencies have been alerted,” a source said.
Security arrangements have been increased in the national capital to deal with any situation.
Security agencies in New Delhi are on heightened alert following the recent busting of an alleged ISI-linked espionage and reconnaissance module that reportedly conducted surveillance on sensitive locations across northern India. According to preliminary investigations, nine operatives were arrested for allegedly carrying out reconnaissance activities near strategic and symbolic targets, including the Murthal temple belt and a military site in Hisar. Investigators suspect that photographs, videos and location-specific inputs were being transmitted to handlers based in Pakistan.
The development comes amid growing concern over a series of recent attacks and security incidents, including the blast near the Border Security Force headquarters in Jalandhar, the explosion at an Army camp in Amritsar, the grenade attack targeting the BJP office in Chandigarh, and the recent VBIED explosion near the Red Fort. Security analysts believe the emerging pattern indicates a coordinated attempt to target military establishments, political institutions and symbolic national locations in order to create fear and destabilise public confidence.
Heightened security concerns have resurfaced in the national capital after investigators uncovered fresh details linked to an alleged ISI-backed terror and criminal network that was recently dismantled by the Delhi Police Special Cell. The module, allegedly connected to Pakistan-based gangster-terror operative Shahzad Bhatti, is suspected of plotting targeted attacks on security personnel and crowded civilian locations across northern India.
According to sources familiar with the investigation, nine individuals were arrested during the crackdown. During interrogation, investigators reportedly learned that members of the network were planning targeted killings in New Delhi and had conducted reconnaissance of several high-profile sites. Among the locations allegedly surveyed was a prominent temple in the capital, where videos and photographs were said to have been transmitted to handlers operating from Pakistan.
Sources indicated that the accused had allegedly planned to target police and paramilitary personnel deployed near the temple premises in an attempt to create panic and trigger chaos in a crowded public area. Investigators are also probing claims that the group was tasked with carrying out a grenade attack at a popular roadside dhaba along the Delhi–Sonipat highway, a route that witnesses heavy daily movement of travellers and commercial traffic.
Security agencies further revealed that reconnaissance activities were not limited to Delhi alone. A military installation in Hisar was allegedly surveyed, and videos of the camp area were reportedly shared with handlers across the border. Some police stations in Uttar Pradesh were also believed to be on the target list of the operatives.
Officials say the emerging pattern points towards an attempt to revive coordinated low-intensity terror operations targeting symbolic, religious and security-linked locations in northern India. Investigators are examining possible links between the latest module and previous attacks involving cross-border terror networks.
The latest revelations have also renewed focus on the deadly car explosion near the Red Fort last year, which killed 15 people and injured several others. The blast exposed what authorities described as a “white-collar terror module” allegedly linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed. The case involved radicalised professionals and students allegedly connected to Al Falah University in Faridabad.
Investigators had arrested several senior doctors, students and administrative officials for allegedly aiding suicide bomber Dr Umar Un Nabi. Authorities recovered nearly 2,900 kilograms of explosives during the operation, while the final attack involved an explosives-laden Hyundai i20 vehicle driven into a crowded area near the historic monument.
Security agencies remain on high alert amid concerns that hostile networks backed by foreign handlers may be attempting to reactivate sleeper modules and exploit vulnerable targets to spread fear and instability. Officials have urged citizens to remain vigilant while assuring that coordinated intelligence and counter-terror operations are continuing across multiple states.
