New Delhi, Sept 26 : Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil chaired a meeting in New Delhi today to review implementation of the decisions taken recently for strengthening of Intelligence Bureau and special branches in the States.

The meeting also discussed further action which may be necessary in this context. It lasted over one and a half hours.

The meeting was attended by the Union Home Secretary, Director of Intelligence Bureau and Special Secretary (Internal Security), Ministry of Home Affairs.

The meeting gain importance as it has taken place in the wake of recent serial blasts across the country.

More than 150 people have been killed in a series of bombings in four Indian cities this year, including 23 people in New Delhi on September 13. (ANI)