According to NDTV Intelligence agencies have alerted the Centre to strengthen security in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh today, based on inputs that there might be an attempt to escalate tension.
Extra forces have been rushed to the area.
The state is tense over the issue of bifurcation, demanded by one region and vehemently opposed by the other.
The fate of the Centre's plan to create a separate Telangana state hangs in balance, with the government and opposition set for a showdown in Parliament.
