Delhi Police personnel stationed at police barricades and pickets to maintain the law and order during the lockdown in the national capital have come under the Islamic State threat. The terrorist organisation is planning to launch a lone-wolf attack on the security officers in Delhi during the novel coronavirus outbreak.

According to an advisory issued by the authorities, the Delhi policemen have been asked to stay alert for a possible attack by the Islamic State.

The attack could be in the form of a stabbing, firing, or running over the police picket using a big vehicle.

India Today TV has a copy of the advisory issued to the Delhi Police staff.

"As per assessment made at MAC platform by going through literature and magazines published by ISIS [Islamic State], it has been suspected that police personnel deployed upon duty at various pickets/barricades in Delhi in connection with maintaining of law and order in Delhi regarding outbreak of the novel coronavirus may be targeted by suspected ISIS [IS] operatives. Said attacks may be in form of Lone Woolf attack, stabbing, firing or hitting by vehicles etc. Field staff may please be briefed accordingly," the advisory said.

(With inputs from Tanseem Haider)