<p>Security has been tightened in prisons and police stations in Bihar following intelligence reports that Maoists could target them, police said Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"After intelligence agencies alerted us that Maoists are likely to attack these places in their strongholds, their security has been tightened," Additional Director General of Police Ravinder Kumar said.<br /><br />According to police, the likely targets could be prisons in Patna, Muzaffarpur and Bhagalpur districts.<br /><br />Dozens of Maoists, including senior leaders, are lodged in Patna's Beur Jail and in the central jails in Bhagalpur and Muzaffarpur.<br /><br />"Maoists may target these prisons to free their members," said a police official.<br />Similarly, all police stations located near jails have also been put on high alert after intelligence reports cited the alleged attack plans of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist.<br /><br />Bihar saw a major jailbreak in November 2005 when as many as 380 prisoners fled from the Jehanabad prison. Later, nearly 300 returned to the jail or were re-arrested.</p>
<p>Security has been tightened in prisons and police stations in Bihar following intelligence reports that Maoists could target them, police said Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"After intelligence agencies alerted us that Maoists are likely to attack these places in their strongholds, their security has been tightened," Additional Director General of Police Ravinder Kumar said.<br /><br />According to police, the likely targets could be prisons in Patna, Muzaffarpur and Bhagalpur districts.<br /><br />Dozens of Maoists, including senior leaders, are lodged in Patna's Beur Jail and in the central jails in Bhagalpur and Muzaffarpur.<br /><br />"Maoists may target these prisons to free their members," said a police official.<br />Similarly, all police stations located near jails have also been put on high alert after intelligence reports cited the alleged attack plans of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist.<br /><br />Bihar saw a major jailbreak in November 2005 when as many as 380 prisoners fled from the Jehanabad prison. Later, nearly 300 returned to the jail or were re-arrested.</p>