Terror threat: Delhi Police beef up security, 2,500 paramilitary personnel in place

In the wake of the heightened terror threat in the national capital during Holi, Delhi Police have beefed up security with the deployment of 2,500 paramilitary personnel in the city.

New Delhi: In the wake of the heightened terror threat in the national capital during Holi, Delhi Police beefed up security with the deployment of 2,500 paramilitary personnel in the city.

On Wednesday, Delhi Police received inputs from the central agencies about a possible terror attack in hotels and hospitals in the city.

According to PTI report, central agencies warned Delhi, Punjab and Assam police about a former Pakistan army soldiers, who is likely to have crossed the border and entered India through Punjab with six terrorists last week. As per the reports, agencies also alerted that the terrorists might attempt to carry out terror attacks in New Delhi during Holi.

A report published in Indian Express said that in order to avoid any untoward incident in the national capital, Delhi Police deployed at least 2,500 personnel from the paramilitary force in several locations across the city.