Vehicles and passengers traveling to and from Delhi are screened at the UP border (Representation)
Lucknow / Noida:
Uttar Pradesh DGP Hitesh Chandra Awasthi today issued an alert in the state following the arrest of a suspected ISIS terrorist in Delhi.
Mr. Awasthi, a senior Uttar Pradesh police official, called on all police personnel, especially those on the ground, to remain vigilant in the face of the arrest and take the necessary precautions, a senior official told the Press Trust of India news agency.
Delhi police arrested the suspected ISIS terrorist with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the central Ridge Road area in central Delhi.
The man was arrested Friday evening after a brief exchange of fire.
Security checks have already been stepped up along the border from Delhi to Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
Vehicles and passengers to and from Delhi are screened at the UP border, while the Gautam Buddh Nagar district (which includes Noida and Greater Noida) is on high alert, the deputy commissioner said from Noida Police, Rajesh S.
Senior Noida police officers also assessed security checks in the Delhi border district.
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