J&K Police on Alert After Intel Input About Terror Threat For BJP Offices, Events Ahead of Polls

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir area is gearing up for the assembly elections and ahead of these polls, security at the BJP offices in the Jammu region has been heightened following a terror threat to the party officers and the programmes being organised for the polls.

Terror Threat for Jammu BJP Offices, Security Heightened

As per the top intel sources, a terror threat is looming over the BJP offices and their programmes in the Jammu region, ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir Polls, whose first phase of voting is scheduled to take place on September 18. Following the terror threat, security at all the BJP offices and the venues of the poll-related programmes has been beefed up.

Intelligence Agencies Inform J&K Police of Threat

The intelligence agencies have informed J&K Police and other Law Enforcement agencies of the imminent threat on the BJP officers and their programmes.

The first phase of voting for the upcoming J&K Polls will be held on September 18, the second phase will take place on September 25 and the third and the last phase of voting will happen on October 1, 2024. The counting of votes will take place on October 8, 2024.

Rameshwaram Cafe Blast Mastermind's Plan to Bomb BJP HQs

In another news, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), probing the Rameshwaram Cafe Blast Case, has claimed that the blast accused had earlier planned a massive bomb blast in the city, targeting the BJP headquarters in Bengaluru on January 22, the day of Ayodhya's Ram Mandir Pran pratishtha event. According to the NIA charge sheet, the Rameshwaram cafe blast was carried out following the failed attempt to carry out explosion inside the party office on January 22 this year.

As details emerged on attempt to bomb BJP HQ in Bengaluru, top sources confirmed that IED was placed inside BJP HQ between 11am and 12pm on Pran Prastishtha day in a box filled with green leaves. Details in chargesheet reveals that the explosive device was placed inside the BJP HQ by Mussavir and Abdul Mateen Taha.