Tips to Identify Terror
Suspects (Terror Signals)
-Hyderabad City Police
Tips to Identify Terror Suspects (Terror Signals):
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Individuals who order food at a restaurant and leave
before the food arrives or who order without eating
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Anyone leaves his gift pack, bags, brief case,
lunch/Tiffin box on the vehicle or at a crowded place like an office building, park,
dust bin , a school, or a shopping center or an airport and doesn’t turn up, it
could be a terror object.
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Someone suspiciously exiting a secured, non-public
area near a train or bus depot, airport, bridge, government building, or tourist
attraction.
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Someone unfamiliar loitering in a parking lot,
government building, or around a school or playground.
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Multiple sightings of the same suspicious person, vehicle,
or activity, separated by time, distance, or direction |
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Surfing net late in the night, chatting with the
“friends” privately in a coded language could be a suspicious activity. He/she possesses
multiple user IDs. Keep track on the websites the person visiting.
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Some employee of your company suddenly transformed
into a deeply religious man, works on holidays, starts quoting religious scriptures
in his conversations. His activities should be under scanner immediately |
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A group of youngsters (20-40 yrs) traveling in a bus
or train with their luggage on their bodies/laps. If you are a driver/conductor/coach
attendant, suspect them and check their baggage. |
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Someone leaving bus or train or cinema hall abruptly
leaving his bag behind could be a terror suspect.
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Someone in improper attire like wearing winter
clothing in summers, bulky clothing with hands in the pockets, sweating profusely
and in a hurry could be suspicious.
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Someone who doesn’t get into a bus or train even
after several buses pass by could be watching something for commission of a serious
crime. |
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Someone very young, well educated, well employed harps
on the words like “dying for God”, “great life in the paradise”, “elimination of
other religions” in formal/informal conversations, goes to religious places
very regularly, prays differently, suddenly minimizes contacts with friends could
be a terror suspect in making.
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Anyone with ultra extreme beliefs suddenly disappears
from your locality and doesn’t surface for a long time; His family members avoid
questions about him. He could be planning something dangerous. Inform police immediately. |
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Any religious scholar preaches violent revenge,
writes books on the historic injustice done to particular religion and incites people
for violent reaction in various gatherings or forums. Keep a watch on the people
who are meeting such scholars |
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Anyone who is calm, pleasant, well educated, looks detached
and holds ultra radical religious beliefs, learns complex religious scriptures,
moves in a closed group and shows intolerance to those who do not agree with him/her
could be a terror suspect in making. |
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An young and well educated youth, suddenly becomes
possessive of his latest gizmos like laptops, mobiles, external drives, multiple
goggles, helmets, mp3 player, vehicles, always conscious of his/her “external appearance”.
He could be planning for some dangerous act.
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Any youth talks about violent revenge to the injustice
done to the particular religion in any communal conflict in the country or talks
about inter religious conflicts across the globe have a fair opportunity to become
a terror suspect. |
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Someone bragging or talking about plans to harm innocent
citizens in violent attacks or who claims sympathy towards any religious organization
that espouses harming innocent people to further their cause. |
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Any youth, sincere and hard working and from a respectable
family is sighted in the company of radical fundamentalists or fanatic gangsters
or listening to or memorizing the speeches of such fundamentalists should be watched
closely.
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Any type of activity that seems frightening or
unusual within the normal routines of your colony, community, and workplace.
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Tactics of Terror In addition to the above terror signals, we also provide
you with following information which might help you to detect the terror plans.
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The following should cause an increased sense of suspicion: |
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unusual
interest |
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surveillance
(suspicious in nature) |
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inappropriate
photographs or videos |
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note-taking |
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drawing
of diagrams |
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annotating
maps |
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using
binoculars or night vision devices |
Unusual or suspicious activity does not necessarily mean that terrorist activity
is happening, but be aware of the following suspicious behaviors:
Terror suspects generally fake their identity to execute their plans.
Following are some of such fake IDs
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Individuals acting suspiciously. |
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Individuals avoiding
eye contact or the individuals wearing goggles irrespective of the weather. |
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Individuals departing quickly when seen or approached. |
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Individuals in places they don’t
generally belong. |
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Driving License |
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Fake Registration Documents |
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Ration card |
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Multiple SIM
cards |
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Voter ID card |
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Passport |
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Birth certificate |
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Fake VISA |
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PAN card |
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Multiple Credit cards |
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If you believe someone is using or has altered
the identity, please notify to the Police |
Terrorists, when not acting alone, need to meet with their conspirators and often
times work within a closed group(cell). Watch for the following
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Pay attention to visitors and guests
those arrive and leave at unusual hours
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Those guests who try not to be noticed
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Act in a suspicious manner |
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Park an unusual distance from the
meeting |
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Have an unusual number of unrelated
people living together |
Some signs that may raise your suspicions likes the ones below:
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They only let you into the apartment
or house with plenty of prior notice. |
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They dry the clothes belonging to
females outside although there are none in the apartment or home. |
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Generally avoid cooking and eat outside
always. |
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They change the locks often. |
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They keep certain rooms out of bounds. |
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They cover tables and other pieces
of furniture. |
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They never allow room service in
a hotel room. |
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They only take hotel room service
outside the door. |
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They only accept deliveries at the
hotel’s front desk or outside a closed door. |
Unusual Purchases or Thefts
Terrorists need supplies to carry out their attacks and
accomplish their goals. Hence pay attention to purchases, rentals or thefts of the
following and report to police if you find someone purchasing/acquiring the following
unusually:
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Explosives |
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Detonators |
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Nuts and bolts |
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Round metallic balls |
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Weapons |
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Ammunition |
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Toxic chemicals |
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Bags in large scale |
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Surgical plaster or adhesive tape
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Old/ Bicycles |
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Used vehicles to plant IEDs |
Deliveries are a common method for terrorists to carry out their attacks. Be aware
of:
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Suspicious vehicles near significant buildings or in public places |
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Terrorists use vehicles for many
purposes, from surveillance to planting bombs
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Vehicles moving on the prohibited
roads, specially during restricted timings, and driving at unusually high speed
and erratically. |
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Vehicles may be parked for an unusual
length of time, sometimes in no-parking areas with a characteristic smell
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Fluid or gas leaking from a vehicle,
other than the engine or fuel tank |
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Explosives can be heavy, so cars
and vans may sit abnormally low on their suspensions |
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With a registration number that is
normally not seen in the town
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They may have expired registrations
or have false or missing plates or faulty number plates |
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Unattended bags or boxes in a public
access place
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