How serious is the challenge from what is popularly called jihad in India?
It is a problem. There is no barometer to say how serous it is. But, we are taking it very seriously. The State is taking it very seriously. What steps are you taking about it? We have a multi-pronged strategy. We are taking steps on various fronts. We have begun with age-old methods to improve station level policing. What we call the beat constable, he has to be very alert. Who are the new people coming into his area, what are the new developments and all such human intelligence will help. We have six lakh villages. IB can’t be everywhere. But, we do have police stations or chowkies everywhere. Human intelligence must be improved. We are telling them to have more manpower, have committed people to collect intelligence. In the old days civilians like cobblers and barbers and such helpful people used to pass on information. In the Ahmedabad [Images] bombing, 30 to 40 people must have taken part. They must have stayed in hotels, dharamshalas or some dormitories. If the police station’s a
