Alert over ‘suspicious’ men in army uniform
PATHANKOT: High alert was sounded in Pathankot on Tuesday following inputs about suspicious movement of armed men in army uniform with Punjab Police launching a massive search operation near army base area located along side Pathankot-Dalhousie road.
Following the input, the search operation was launched at a massive scale in around 4-5 km area near army cantonment along Dalhousie road, police said.
Searches were also conducted near Chakki river, police said. Himachal Pradesh police was also alerted about the suspicious movement which also conducted search in their area, police said.
Around 400 security personnel, including SWAT team and three SP-rank officers, were deployed for conducting the search in the district where terrorists from across the border struck the IAF airbase in January. “There was a specific input about the presence of some suspicious men carrying arms in army uniform near Pathankot-Dalhousie road ,” Pathankot SSP Rakesh Kaushal said.
“Area had been cordoned off on Pathankot-Dalhousie road to locate suspects,” he said. Army has also been alerted and there is a heightened vigil, police said.
