PTI
Bangalore/New Delhi, Jul 13: The Karnataka Government proposes to set up an anti-terrorist squad exclusively for state capital Bangalore, which is in global focus after the detention of three of its residents for the failed terror plot in Britain.
The move comes in the wake of the detention of brothers Sabeel and Kafeel Ahmed and their cousin Mohammed Haneef in Britain and Australia respectively, State Government sources said here. The proposed set-up would be on the pattern of the ATS in Mumbai city.
The need to insulate Bangalore from terror attacks was felt in the wake of recent developments, which have shown that terrorists have made the metropolis a prime target as it is home almost every multinational information technology company, the sources said.
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday briefed Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil about the developments and preventive measures taken by the state police and home department.
Kumaraswamy, who was joined by state police chief K R Srinivasan, refused to give details about the discussions, saying "this a sensitive issue" that could be detrimental to ongoing investigations.
"I have briefed the Home Minister on developments in the state over the past 10 days. We have to take serious action and the state's intelligence and Home Department are capable of handling the situation," he said.
The Centre had given an assurance that it would provide additional funds to Karnataka to meet expenses for beefing up security, he said.
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