Comes out with full-page ad in local dailies suggesting ways to combat terror

The Information Department of the Gujarat government released a full page advertisement in the local dailies on Tuesday on means to combat terror. The ad issued in Gujarati urged all citizens to come together to wipe out terrorism.

It also listed the precautions the people should take in their various day-to-day activities.

The ad comes with some ‘interesting’ observations and provides a checklist of signs to identify a terrorist.

It says: A terrorist could be a person loitering around in a coat or jacket in summer, or without one in winter. A terrorist will walk uninvited into community programmes and try to strike polite conversation with the people. Also, if a person's clothes bulge at all the wrong places, it may be because he is hiding a bomb or a weapon inside, the advertisement says.

Bhagyesh Jha, Director, Information Department, said all suggestions listed in the advertisement were formulated carefully based on intelligence reports. “We went through everything in the advertisement before it was released. All the suggestions made are based on intelligence inputs,” he said.

P P Pandey, Additional Director General of Police (Intelligence) said: “The tips in the advertisement are based on inputs provided by us.”

The ad also asks people to spot differences in the front and rear number plates of vehicles. The police should be informed if a car is found tilting suspiciously due to a heavy boot, the ad says.

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