SHILLONG: The state government has directed the police department to take all possible steps and measures to ensure that the state is ‘free from terrorist danger’, in view of the recent al Qaeda’s threat to form wings in neigbouring Assam, Bangladesh.
The direction was given during a high-level meeting convened Chief Secretary PBO Warjri on Monday.
Home Minister Roshan Warjri briefed the media and said the State government has taken the threat seriously and chalking out strategies for unforeseen eventualities.
“Obviously we are taking the threat very seriously and are concerned and we are closely working with central agencies to chalk out modalities and be prepared,” Warjri said.
The Chief Secretary said that though it was too early to assess the presence of al Qaeda, “we are prepared to tackle the threat”.
A Meghalaya Police official said all district police chiefs, especially those in the areas bordering Bangladesh, have been asked to be extra vigilant and the local intelligence units have been sensitised on the new threat perception.
Meghalaya shares a 443-km border with Bangladesh, part of which is porous, hilly and unfenced, and prone to frequent infiltration.
