Pak terrorists have entered UP, may target Ayodhya: Intel input

Sources in intelligence agencies have said that seven terrorists have entered Uttar Pradesh via Nepal. At present, the terrorists are believed to be hiding in Ayodhya, Faizabad and Gorakhpur.

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Pak terrorists have entered UP, may target Ayodhya: Intel input
Sources have said that as the Ayodhya verdict is bound to come soon, intelligence agencies are taking this input very seriously. (Reuters file photo)

As the Ayodhya verdict nears, intelligence agencies are on high alert after inputs on Pakistani terror groups targetting Uttar Pradesh have emerged.

Sources in these agencies told India Today TV that seven terrorists have entered UP via Nepal.

According to the intelligence input, the seven-member group is composed majorly of terrorists from Pakistan.

At present, the terrorists are believed to be hiding in Ayodhya, Faizabad and Gorakhpur.

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Five of the seven terrorists have reportedly been identified -- Mohammed Yakub, Abu Hamza, Mohammed Shahbaz, Nisar Ahmed and Mohammed Qaumi Choudhry.

Sources have said that as the Ayodhya verdict is bound to come soon, intelligence agencies are taking this input very seriously.

However, UP DGP OP Singh denied that such an input had been received. "No specific input of seven terror suspects sneaking into UP. There are general inputs..we are alert and are keeping a close tab on every activity.

He said that the National Security Act will be imposed if any communal flare-up through social media takes place in relation to the Ayodhya verdict.

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