Naga politician on target, security agencies on alert

The Ministry of Home Affairs put security agencies on high alert after intelligence reports pointed towards a possible plot to assassinate a 'high-profile' politician from Nagaland.

New Delhi: Security agencies were put on high alert following intelligence reports suggesting that a high profile politician from Nagaland might be assassinated.

A senior official from the Home Ministry told ETV Bharat that a high alert has been sounded following the intelligence report. "Security agencies have been put on alert," he said.

Tension escalated after Vijay Farmana, a high profile contract killer was arrested from Lucknow on May 17. Based on intelligence inputs, a special team of Delhi and Nagaland police arrested Farmana. Officials privy to the arrest told our correspondent that Farmana was contracted to kill a Nagaland-based politician.

Though the identity of the politician is yet to be disclosed by the security agencies, the Nagaland Government has already contacted the Union Home Ministry in this regard.

According to reports, Farmana and his associates had taken a contract in April earlier this year to kill a politician from Nagaland after the Lok Sabha elections. The had already taken a token amount of Rs 80 lakh for the job.

Nagaland Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton appealed to the Home Ministry to constitute a committee to carry out an impartial inquiry.

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