The Coastal authorities in Kerala are on high alert after an intelligence report said that 15 Islamic State (IS) terrorists had set off on boats from Sri Lanka for Lakshadweep islands, reports Indian Express on May 26. While such alerts are ‘usual practice’, sources said that that this time they have specific information about the number of terrorists. The Coastal Police Department has been on alert ever since Sri Lanka issued the intelligence input on May 23. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) today deployed its ships and maritime surveillance aircraft around the Lakshadweep and Minicoy Islands territory and borders that the country shared with Sri Lanka in order to thwart any attempt by the IS terrorists to enter Indian waters.