Indian Army rules out specific threat from LTTE

The Indian Army Friday ruled out any specific threat from outlawed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) but said that the security forces have beefed up vigl to prevent infiltration of the rebels in the countrys Southern states from neighbouring Sri Lanka.

"While the Indian Navy and Coast Guard are engaged in patrolling of the countrys Southern coast, the Army has also strengthened off-coast patrolling, " Lt Gen Noble Thamburaj, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command of the Indian Army, told reporters today in the Southern Indian state of Chennai, news agency Press Trust of India reported.

Gen Thamburaj, however, said there was no specific threat from the LTTE. "Following the recent offensive by the Sri Lankan army, the influx of refugees to Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has increased which is being monitored round-the-clock," he said.

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