As ISIS boat reportedly sets off from SL

Kerala Coast on high alert 

• Coastal districts to be on alert in case of any sighting of suspicious vessels
• Have also alerted the fishing vessels and others venturing into the sea to be cautious

The Kerala coast of South India has been put on high alert following intelligence reports that boats carrying 15 ISIS terrorists had set off from Sri Lanka to the Lakshadweep Islands, police said Saturday, NDTV reported.   According to highly placed sources in the police department, the coastal police stations and coastal district police chiefs have been alerted.   

According to highly placed sources in the police department, the coastal police stations and coastal district police chiefs have been alerted.   

“Such alerts are a usual practice but this time  have specific information about the number. We have alerted the coastal police stations and the police chiefs of coastal districts to be on alert in case of any sighting of suspicious vessels,” a top police source told PTI.   The coastal police department said it was on alert since May 23, the day the alert came from Sri Lanka.   

“We were on alert since the Sri Lankan attack took place. We have also alerted the fishing vessels and others venturing into the sea to be cautious of suspicious activities,” coastal department sources confirmed to PTI.    After the serial bomb blasts in Sri Lanka, Kerala was on alert, especially after NIA investigations revealed that ISIS operatives had planned attacks in the State.   

Intelligence agencies believe that a considerable number of people from Kerala are still with the ISIS which was recently wiped out from Iraq and Syria.     

• Intelligence agencies believe that a considerable number of people from Kerala are still with the ISIS

We have alerted the coastal police stations and the police chiefs of coastal districts to be on alert in case of any sighting of suspicious vessels,” a top police source told PTI