The taxi driver, identified as Vijay Kumar, was found dead in Himachal Pradesh.
The taxi driver, identified as Vijay Kumar, was found dead in Himachal Pradesh.
New Delhi:
The Delhi Police on Friday issued an alert for a white colour Alto taxi, which was hired from Pathankot by three unknown people earlier this week.
The taxi driver, identified as Vijay Kumar, a resident of Gaggal village in Kangra district, was found dead on Wednesday at the Kalta bridge in Kangra and his taxi missing, police said.
-"A white colour Alto taxi no. HP 01D 2440 was hired from Pathankot by three unknown people. The driver of the taxi, Vijay Kumar from Gaggal, Kangada was found dead on 20 Jan 2016 at the Kalta Bridge, Dist. Kangada. The Alto car is missing. Search operations are on. Stay Alert!-" the pinned tweet on Delhi Police's official handle read.
ALERT
Pathankot Alto Carjacked... Here are the images of the suspects.
#SayNoToTerror #SafeTogether pic.twitter.com/VfBC1b5qDY
— Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) January 22, 2016Asked on the threat perception, Delhi police Commissioner B S Bassi urged people in the city to remain alert without disclosing any further details citing security concerns.
Delhi Police has approached media houses in helping it find the car and spread the alert message through retweets.
Terrorists had struck at the Indian Air Force base in Pathankot on the intervening night of January 1 and 2 in which seven security personnel were killed in the encounter that lasted for three days.
The National Investigation Agency on Friday arrested six Islamic State suspects from Karnataka and four from Hyderabad.
NIA seized explosives at Tolichowki from one of the suspects identified as Nafeez. Two others have been identified as Majeed and Ubed of Al Kareem colony in Lagarhouse. A team of NIA officials from Delhi came to Hyderabad and carried searches across the city and picked up suspects from Madhapur, Masab Tank and Gachibowli.
On Wednesday, four men were arrested from Uttarakhand for alleged links to the ISIS. They had been under surveillance for visiting ISIS propagandist sites.
Yesterday, a threat letter warning against French President Francois Hollande's visit was delivered to the French consulate in Bengaluru. The letter was reportedly mailed from Chennai.
India has been put on high alert and an additional 10,000 paramilitary personnel have been deployed in Delhi to ensure greater security cover ahead of the Republic Day celebrations where Hollande will be the chief guest.
