Security in southern states, particularly in churches and other religious places has been strengthened following the terrorists’ attack in Sri Lanka which has left 290 people dead, including eight Indians, and over 500 injured, officials said on April 22, reports Times of India. Security has also been stepped up in sensitive locations in major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru, and Goa, which is a major tourist destination, as a precautionary measure. Additional security arrangements in churches and other major religious sites in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have been made in the wake of the multiple blasts in Sri Lanka on April 21.
Separately, the Indian Coast Guard has been put on high alert along the maritime border with the Sri-Lanka and security has been beefed up around the naval base in Kochi, reports The Indian Express. The development came after Sri Lankan Health Minister and Government Spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said that a local radical Muslim group National Tauheed Jamat was suspected of carrying out the attack.