The busting of terrorists by NIA has shaken the state of Kerala. The security provisions at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi has been beefed up after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday busted a terror module of Al Qaeda in Ernakulam district of Kerala. The NIA had announced that the arrested terrorists planned to initiate terror attacks on important installations in the country with the aim to kill people. "The SNC will continue to take all precautions against all possible threats," a close defence source told a leading daily.

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Highly placed sources in the Kochi city police said they have been recognising the terror components, controlling the activities of the people visiting and camping in the city. "We are very well prepared to deal with any form of such terror threats," a senior officer told reacting to the arrest of three West Bengal natives from Ernakulam district. Acting on a tip-off provided by central intelligence agencies, the NIA, with the help of the state police forces, carried out attacks in the intermediary night of September 18 and 19 at Ernakulam in Kerala. 

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A senior police officer declared that the state police have been working to identify the cadres of terror groups landing in Kerala. "The people suspected to have terror links are put on surveillance. We are always on the lookout for such elements. This is an ongoing activity," the officer said when asked about the steps taken by the state police to identify the terror suspects in Kerala. The police do not publicize the type of works being done on the ground to tackle terrorists, he added.

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