Pak-based terror groups remain threat to hinterland: Shinde

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today said Pakistan-based terrorist groups continue to sponsor, plan and organise terror act in India and their activities remain a threat in the hinterland.
Addressing members of the Consultative Committee for Home Ministry, he said groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba continue to sponsor terror acts in India.
"It is seen that the planning and organising of terrorist acts from across the border continue. Terrorists active in the hinterland remained a threat," he told the Committee at a meeting here.
A terrorist group by the name of Indian Mujahideen was set up by Pakistan-based terrorist elements in order to retain deniability and most of the recruits in the IM were drawn from India.

"Security agencies have managed to identify and arrest most of the IM operatives. Their leaders, however, remain at large," he said, adding the government has carried out an assessment of the legal regime and the mechanisms for counter terrorism and has taken concerted steps to strengthen these.
Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami said there have been continuous efforts to bring about better initiatives to tackle terrorism by comprehensive rules of engagement, inclusive of legal framework, additional recruitments, intelligence network and coordination with civil administration.
Border management, mobility and communication system for improving the security situation and combating terrorism are other measures in this regard, he said.