LeT,IM active in Delhi,7 other states

Pakistan-based terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Indian Mujahideen are active in country’s hinterland,including the national capital,the government on Tuesday said.

“Various terrorist groups like LeT,IM,Hizbul Mujahideen (HM),Harkat-ul-Jihad al Islami (HuJI),Al-Badr,etc are active in the hinterland of the country,particularly in Uttar Pradesh,Maharashtra,Gujarat,Karnataka,Kerala,Rajasthan,Andhra Pradesh and Delhi,” Minister of State for Home R P N Singh told Lok Sabha while replying to a written question.

He said 66 terrorist and insurgent groups are active in different parts of the country and they are involved in subversive activities.

The minister said three militants groups – Babbar Khalsa International,Khalistan Zindabad Force and Khalistan Commando Force – are active in Punjab.