Coimbatore Under A Security Blanket

Six Lashkar-e-Taiba suspects believed to have intruded into Tamil Nadu

Massive surveillance has been mounted across Tamil Nadu, especially in Coimbatore, following an intelligence input that six suspected terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), including five Tamil Muslims from Sri Lanka and a possible Pakistan national, have intruded into Tamil Nadu.

The coastal areas, too, came under heightened surveillance with the police asking fishermen to tip them off on the movement of suspicious persons.

Last seen on August 21

The suspected terrorists were reportedly last seen in Coimbatore on the evening of August 21, the alert said, adding that one of them had been identified as Illyas Anwar, believed to be of Pakistan origin. The LeT operatives were assisted by a native of Kerala, employed in Bahrain but untraceable. A resident of Thrissur, the suspect was helping them with logistics and creating a base.