The Gujarat police have started taking measures to prevent terrorist attacks in the state in view of the forthcoming Navratri festival.

A large number of Gujarati Muslim youths have gone missing after the post-Godhra riots. Gujarat officials believe that many of them have gone to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to receive training in terrorist activities.

Recently, one Chand Khan was arrested in Srinagar for masterminding the attack on Gujarat's Akshardham temple.

Nasir Ahmed, deputy superintendent of police, Poonch, J&K, told rediff.com that some Gujarati youths have been arrested in his region for their involvement in terrorist activities.

"Sometimes back we had arrested a truck driver by the name of Latif Pathan and he admitted during interrogation that he had ferried some Gujarati Muslim youths to Poonch. He handed over the boys to one Mohammad Sadiq who in turn with the help of ISI operatives sent them across the border for training," he said.

"If they have crossed over from other sectors I do not know. But we are not allowing anyone to cross over from Poonch sector. We are in touch with the Gujarat police and will certainly pass on whatever input we get," he added.

Incidentally, Nasir's father Nazir Ahmed was the first officer of the rank of superintendent of police to fall victim to terrorist bullets in 1997.