Mumbai Police issues high alert after intel of possible terror attack by Khalistani elements

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Mumbai Police has issued a high alert after receiving information that Khalistani elements could carry out a terrorist attack in the city on New Year's eve. All holidays and weekly offs of police personnel have been cancelled for tomorrow (December 31) and every police official posted in Mumbai will be on duty.

As per the news agency ANI, Quaiser Khalid, Commissioner of Police, Mumbai Railway, has said that tight security will be deployed and more than 3,000 railway officers will be present at major stations in the wake of the alert.

Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government has already imposed Section 144 in Mumbai ahead of New Year celebrations in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases of Omicron variant.