Terror attack threat on Statue of Unity

Surjit kumar Dhal, New Delhi, Feb 19: Security has been beefed up in areas surrounding the Statue of Unity after intelligence inputs about a possible threat of a terror attack on the 182-metre-tall Statue of Unity in Gujarat.

          Intelligence Bureau (IB) inputs had suggested the world’s tallest statue could be the target of a double blast which would be aimed at bringing the statue down.

          The IB input had said the statue, a tribute to India’s first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, could be the target of a twin bombing.

The Gujarat government has increased the security cover to the statue. Police have also increased their patrols in the areas surrounding the site.