India’s growing tourism industry is now on the radar of the Indian Mujahideen terror outfit, which appears determined to project India being unsafe for tourists. This was why it targeted German Bakery in Pune, which is frequented by
foreigners visiting the nearby Osho commune, as well as Taiwanese tourists outside Delhi’s Jama Masjid. This alarming shift in the IM’s modus operandi was revealed after one of its terror modules was busted recently.
Pakistani Jaish-e-Mohammed militant Mohammed Adil, alias Ajmal, said during interrogation that he had also surveyed Dilli Haat and the Paharganj area, which is frequented by budget tourists.
“This marks a shift in the IM’s strategy, obviously done at the insistence of its Pakistani handlers, the Inter-Services Intelligence. Prior to 2008, the IM usually targeted only crowded places like markets,” a senior intelligence official said.
Investigations have also confirmed the suspicion that the German Bakery plot was hatched in Pakistan.