Terror sleeper cells detected: Government

New Delhi: Intelligence agencies detect sleeper cells of terrorist outfits from time to time, the government said on Tuesday.

Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary also told the Lok Sabha that there was close and effective coordination between intelligence and security agencies in New Delhi and in states.

This coordination was aimed at detecting and neutralising "terror activities including terror modules of different outfits", the minister said in a written statement.

"The government has a well established strategy and institutional mechanism to effectively deal with terrorist financial and money laundering," the minister said.