New Delhi: Intelligence agency has warned that terrorist are planning two major strikes on the occasion of Republic Day.

Two intelligence inputs- about possible terrorist strikes ahead of Republic Day- have forced police to have a rethink on security. The first pertains to a joint strike by Lashkar and Indian Mujahideen with imported explosives, the second talks about an ambitious IM plan to storm special cell office in Lodhi Road and free their boss Yasin Bhatkal.

The input revealed that a huge cache of explosives has already been received by Hizbul Mujahideen in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir.

The consignment has already made its way into Delhi and Punjab and is in the hands of LeT operatives.

Security plans have been revamped following the input. Delhi Police is planning to deploy 200 spotters on the parade route and over 15,000 personnel.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra state is planning to hoist the biggest flag this Republic Day. The state administration shifted the venue of Republic Day celebration from Shivaji Park to Marine Drive.

Air Shows will be performed and men from army, navy, air force and coast guard have been asked to be a part of the celebrations.

Amongst the display would be weapons, such as Howitzers and Bofors Guns. While the Army will put up a martial arts show, the Air Force and Navy will put up air shows with fighter planes such as Jaguar and Sukhoi-SU-50. Helicopters will also be a part of the aerial displays," said Chief protocol officer of the state government Sumit Mullick.

In Delhi, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is going to grace the 65th Republic Day as the chief guest. India’s gesture of inviting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to be the chief guest at the country’s 65th Republic Day celebrations later this month is “an epic signal” of the strengthening of India-Japan bilateral ties, a key Japanese politician said.

Recently, security was beefed up after it was revealed that militants are trying to stage a 26/11-style attack on Delhi Metro within the first 10 days of the New Year.

Following the alert, the security in sensitive locations has been hiked and the number of security personnel in Metro has been doubled.

CISF personnel deployed at Metro Stations have been instructed to perform pat-down searches on suspicious looking passengers.

Military Intelligence (MI) has issued another threat warning of a possible hijacking attempt to secure the release of Indian Mujahideen kingpin Yasin Bhatkal.

In the picture, an Indian soldier gets water from tanker after rehearsing for the Republic Day parade amid fog on a cold winter morning in New Delhi.