Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is planning to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi, intelligence agencies have said in a report.

LeT, the terrorist organisation led by Hafiz Saeed, has reportedly been making attempts to establish a base in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi -- the Lok Sabha constituency of Narendra Modi.

As per the report by intelligence agencies, a major conspiracy is being hatched by the LeT terrorists to attack Varanasi for which they are trying to establish their base in the holy city.

Sources in the intelligence agencies have told Aaj Tak that several LeT terrorists have visited Varanasi in the last few months in this regard.

According to the report, one terrorist Umar Madni and another from Nepal, camped in Varanasi for three days in May to establish Lashkar's network in the city.

Umar Madni, reportedly a recruiter of the Lashkar in India, was in Varanasi from May 7 to May 11 where he stayed at a guesthouse. During his stay in Varanasi, Umar met several people in connection with a possible attack on the city.

Security forces, meanwhile, are on the alert to foil any attempt to target Varanasi.

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