According to a federal interior ministry official, the intelligence services are examining the authenticity of threats issued by the AQIS.
Lucknow: India beefed up security on Wednesday after a ruling Bharatiya Janata Party official distributed a letter warning of militant attacks in exchange for making derogatory statements about the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
Several Indian media organizations circulated a letter on June 6 attributed to the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) of al-Qaeda, threatening to carry out suicide attacks in Indian states to protect the "honour of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)."
According to a federal interior ministry official, the intelligence services are examining the authenticity of threats issued by the AQIS.
"We have also ordered the state police not to allow public gatherings or protests as they may be targeted by the militant group," said an home ministry official in New Delhi. "
The security warning came days after a BJP spokesperson commented on the Prophet Islam (p) during a TV debate.
The words of Nupur Sharma angered The Muslims of India, after which Muslim countries raised diplomatic objections demanding an apology from India.
Sharma has been suspended from the party, while another spokesperson Naveen Kumar Jindal has been removed for making statements about Islam on social media.
In Uttar Pradesh, police detained a young BJP leader as well as 50 others for making anti-Muslim statements on social media who took part in rallies across India last week in response to Sharma's remarks.
India's Foreign Ministry said on Monday that derogatory tweets and comments did not reflect the views of the government.
Several leading BJP members have been asked to be "very careful" when discussing religion in public forums.
However, domestic anger mounted as leaders of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Indonesia, Malaysia, Iran and Afghanistan demanded an apology from New Delhi and called diplomats to express their displeasure over the statements.
According to the 57-member Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the comments come in the backdrop of an increasingly intense atmosphere of anti-Islamic sentiment in India as well as systematic harassment of Muslims.
Under the BJP leadership, Indian Muslims are facing mounting pressure on issues ranging from religious freedom to wearing hijab scarves.
The current conflict has turned into a diplomatic issue for Modi, who has built strong ties with energy-rich Muslim countries in recent years.
According to Muslim rights organizations in India, this is the first time that powerful international figures have spoken out against the humiliation of the community.
Ali Asghar Muhammad, who leads a Muslim rights group in Mumbai, said, "Now that our voices have been heard, only international leaders can convince Modi's administration and party to change their attitudes against Muslims”