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Madurai police on high alert over movement of terrorists in Tamil Nadu

MADURAI: Madurai city police personnel have been kept on high alert since last night after an alert from higher officials about movement of terrorists in Tamil Nadu , police officials said.


The entire police strength was mobilized to conduct checking and do search operations. The hotels and lodges were searched to make sure no suspicious person was staying there.

Hoteliers have been informed to provide information about suspicious movements of any persons, said city police commissioner S Davidson Devasirvatham .

He said that there is no specific threat or instructions to Madurai city, there is only a statewide alert. All the public places, including bus terminals, places of worship and railway junction have been brought under police cover. Government institutions and sensitive places have also been brought under the police watch, he said.

Security officials from Madurai airport said that all the CISF personnel and officials were instructed to be on high alert. The passengers are thoroughly checked and suspicious persons are interrogated by immigration police team. The airport is under tight security ever since the Pulwama attack and it was not relaxed so far. Adequate number of security personnel are available at the airport to monitor inside the terminal and surrounding areas.

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