Delhi Police and crack units of ITBP will work in tandem for anti-sabotage sanitisation at Red Fort.

The security agencies have got a whiff of a terror plot being hatched to avenge the death penalty given to 1993 Mumbai blast accused Yakub Memon.

Intercepts of communications of various terror groups has revealed that a major strike can be carried out during the Independence Day programme.

Memon is slated to be hanged on July 30. In a bid to stop any such strike, the security forces have put in place a counter offensive to thwart the attack by launching what is being termed as "Operation Lal Quila".

The intercepts of major terror groups such as the Indian Mujahideen (IM), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Tehrik-e-Furqan (TeF), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Pasban-e-Ahle Hadis (PAH) were received recently. Some intelligence inputs have also been received on the possible involvement of ISIS (Islamic State).

During a meeting at the Prime Minster Security Unit of the Delhi Police, a very high threat perception was conveyed to the authorities. Among many measures that are being put in place, the highly trained sniffer dogs (K9) unit of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) will be used to sanitise the areas.

The ITBP sniffer dogs are among the best trained in India and have been earmarked for national security endeavours. Recently, ITBP dog Sofia, a Malinois, detected a planted IED on the Rajpath lawns, that was planted by Delhi Police within 60 seconds of deployment".

"ITBP Dogs are the only dogs in India to be trained following highly classified training module that certifies dogs only with 100 per cent accuracy with minimum target odour concentration," said sources.

Delhi Police and crack units of ITBP will work in tandem for anti-sabotage sanitisation at Red Fort. They will look out for Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) and other explosives.