Gurgaon: Intelligence Bureau (IB) is now sending terror alerts directly to district police, rather than relying on inputs filtering down the police hierarchy, a senior Haryana Police officer told TOI. The shift followed last Nov’s blast near Red Fort and the probe into the Al-Falah University terror module, enabling local units to verify suspicious people and their activities faster.“After the university incident, IB has become a nodal point. It monitors social media independently and shares inputs about suspicious activities and individuals directly with local police, the crime branch and the security branch. The units concerned examine the alerts and take necessary action,” the officer said.The alerts include information from across the country about people suspected of following or maintaining online links with Pakistan-based terrorists and handlers. District police can check their local addresses, contacts and movements, the officer said.The direct flow operates alongside Multi Agency Centre (MAC) at the national level and State Multi Agency Centre (SMAC) in Chandigarh. These platforms connect central intelligence agencies and state police for information-sharing and coordinated action. “SMAC in Chandigarh facilitates coordination with state agencies. Inputs and alerts received through these mechanisms are sent to the police units for necessary action,” the officer said.A recent case illustrated the importance of coordination across states. Kulwant Singh, wanted in connection with the Sept 13 grenade attack on Jalalabad City police station in Punjab’s Fazilka district, was arrested in Faridabad on Oct 29 in a joint operation involving Punjab Police, Haryana STF and Faridabad police. Punjab Police had alerted its counterparts about his presence. Singh is also suspected of links to a Pakistan-based network and a separate consignment of RDX and foreign-made weapons allegedly delivered by drone.Haryana has also constituted its own Anti-Terrorist Squad, with police stations in Gurgaon and Panchkula. The 2026-27 budget allocated Rs 35.5 crore for the force, which is to be headed by an officer of IG rank and have a proposed strength of 575 personnel.The Al-Falah probe exposed alleged links between local operatives, online networks and handlers based outside India. Police officers said direct IB alerts, social media monitoring, inter-agency coordination and the new ATS are intended to help detect such connections earlier.
