Bangalore, May 11 (PTI) In compliance with a directive by the Union Home Ministry in the aftermath of the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, the state has stepped up vigil across the state and also security for foreign tourists, Home Minister R Ashoka said on Wednesday May 11.
Security has been upscaled in places where tourists from USA and Europe throng the state particularly in coastal areas of the state, he told reporters here.
The Centre has directed the state also to keep vigil on regions which house IT industries and also those thickly populated to prevent any terror strike, Ashoka said.
The Centre has issued an alert to maintain vigil and security in the coming one year, he said.