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| Gulam Nabi Azad to get Black Cat security |
| 2008-01-26 |
| Two brothers from Jammu were held in connection with a plot to assassinate Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and a satellite phone has been recovered from them. The Chief Minister's security is being completely overhauled after intelligence reports that the assassination plot could involve an informer in his own staff. Militants stuck at MA stadium 13 years ago on Republic Day. Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will be in Jammu on January 26 and with assassination threats on him, from Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, it's like a fortress. Azad has been on militants' crosshairs ever since he took over in 2005. There was a Fidayeen attack in May 2006 at a rally in Srinagar where Azad escaped narrowly. There are reports that the elite NSG commandos will now replace his Special Security Guards. ''We have been reviewing his (Azad's) security and there are lot of inputs which are being shared by the forces, but the J&K police from time to time reviews the security and accordingly we gear up ourselves for protection of most important man,'' said SP Vaid, IG, Jammu. On Wednesday, police arrested a Hizbul Mujahideen militant from Jammu. In the assembly recently Azad had pointed out militants will target politicians to grab headlines. ''When we prepare for the elections we must take care of ourselves and our families, we must campaign as well the question is not who wins or loses,'' said Ghulam Nabi Azad. In the past militants have targeted political personalities now with inputs suggesting that they might try and attack the Chief Minister, the job before the security agencies will be to ensure better coordination and professional competence to defeat the militant designs. |
| Posted by:Fred |