Terror alert in Pathankot, Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur (Pb), Aug 20 (PTI) A terror alert has beensounded in border districts of Gurdaspur and Pathankot after acall from Pakistan was intercepted by security agenciessuggesting movement of some suspects. Security was strengthened in Pathankot and Gurdaspurespecially Batala town with police along with army and BSFconducting massive checking operation, police said today. Terrorists who had sneaked from across the border hadattacked Pathankot air base on the intervening night ofJanuary 1-2 while Dinanagar in Gurdaspur was targeted on July27 last year. "Security agencies intercepted a call from Pakistan onFriday evening in which callers were heard saying aboutmovement of suspects in a truck to Pathankot or Dinanangar in(Gurdaspur)," police said. After receiving the input, Punjab police conductedmassive search operations late last night comprising 400security people including Special Weapons and Tactics Team(SWAT) and BSF personnel. "We are not taking any chances. Security has beentightened in the border areas of Gurdaspur, Pathankot andBatala," said a police officer posted in Gurdaspur today. Vehicles going towards and coming from Jammu andKashmir as well as Himachal Pradesh are being checkedthoroughly. Special ‘nakas’ were put up at entry points and otherareas in Pathankot and Gurdaspur by police with the assistanceof BSF, police said. Tight vigil is being kept near Indo-Pak borders areas,police said. The Pathankot attack had claimed the lives of sevensecurity personnel while four terrorists were killed. Three heavily-armed terrorists wearing army fatigues, hadstormed a police station in Dinanagar town in Gurdaspurdistrict last year killing seven persons, including aSuperintendent of Police, before they were gunned down duringa day-long operation. PTI CHSRT