Intelligence reports indicate terror groups plan to sneak in explosives through the rail network; security beefed up at all major stations

A major terror threat looms large on the city on the eve of India's quarterfinal clash against the Australians. According to an intelligence input, terror groups from across the border plan to target the closing stage of the World Cup.



The input also specifies that terror groups may use the railways network to sneak in to the city with their cargo of deadly explosives.

Cops have increased checks and patrolling on all major entry points to the city and railway stations.

"There are intelligence reports which warn that terror groups from Khalistan and Lashkar-e-Toiba are planning a major terror strike in the city.
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Members of the terror outfit would use the railways to slip into the city," said senior inspector Dilip Gore attached to Kurla Railway police.

The report also points to some members of the Khalistan Commando Force joining hands with LeT, andu00a0 explosives could be transported by trains to avoid detection.

The railway police have launched a massive search at all stations across the city. Bags and suspicious packages are being checked thoroughly, confirmed Gore.

The gravity of the threat can be gauged from the fact Mumbai police have already turned the stadium into a fortress and the Commissioner of Police Arup Patnaik is personally supervising the security arrangements for the past one week.

The coastal police and Coast Guard ships are also on high alert as suspects from Pakistan may hijack boats to sneak in to the country.

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The police have also thrown a cordon around luxury hotels in South Mumbai. Barricades have been put up to prevent unauthorised persons from getting close to the cricketers as precautionary security measures.
Police spokesperson DCP Rajkumar Vhatkar confirmed that there are reports of terrorists planning strikes in the city. However, he underplayed it by adding that the intelligence inputs were quite 'general' in nature.

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