Union Minister of State for Home, Haribhai Chaudhary said that the Centre is closely monitoring IS activities in India.
The Centre is keeping a close vigil on the activities of terror organisation, Islamic State (IS), to check its entry into the country, Union Minister of State for Home, Haribhai P Chaudhary said today.
"We are closely monitoring the ISIS activities. Not just in Hyderabad, we have also caught those who are doing it online (reportedly some are in touch with ISIS through social media). Some youths may get misguided, but the government has kept a strict vigil on ISIS activities to check its entry into India," he told reporters.
The minister was responding to a query on steps taken by the BJP led National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre to check the spread of IS in the country. In places like Hyderabad, police has claimed to have caught several youths who were allegedly planning to join the IS and also counseled them, he said.
Talking about the Dadri incident, where a 52-year-old man was killed in a mob attack for allegedly eating beef last week, Mr Chaudhary said, "The law and order situation in UP is not good. Communal incidents happen regularly and that too in small villages. (Maintaining) law and order is a state subject, the Home Ministry issues advisory when such incidents happen," he said.
When asked about Uttar Pradesh minister, Azam Khan seeking intervention of the United Nations over the incident, the minister said, "He keeps on telling anything".
The minister attended the 23rd Rapid Action Force (RAF) Day celebrations at the premises of 99 RAF in Hakimpet on the city's outskirts. He also said five new RAF units have also been sanctioned by the Centre to augment the strength of the force.