ALERT SOUNDED IN PATHANKOT

PATHANKOT: A high alert was sounded on Tuesday in Pathankot following inputs about suspicious movement of some people and a massive search operation has been launched on PathankotDalhousie road. Around 400 security personnel including SWAT team were deployed for conducting the search operation by the Punjab police in the district where terrorist from across the border had struck the IAF airbase in January. Army has also been alerted and there is a heightened vigil, police said. Notably, Punjab Police and BSF had jointly carried out search operation and flag march in villages near Indo-Pak border on September 25 to thwart any attempt by intruders coming from across the border.

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 alongside 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. However, the search operation which went on for five hours, was suspended during night with police saying it will resume tomorrow. Around 400 security personnel including SWAT team and three SP-rank officers were deployed for conducting the search operation by the Punjab police in the district where terrorist from across the border had 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 PathankotDalhousie road to locate suspects," he said. Army has also been alerted and there is a heightened vigil, police said.

Punjab Police and BSF had jointly carried out search operation and flag march in villages near Indo-Pak border on September 25 to thwart any attempt by intruders coming from across the border. An alert was also sounded in the border districts of Pathankot and Gurdaspur in the wake of terror strike on an army camp in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir.-PTI Kozhikode: Investigations are underway on the bomb threat received during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit here on September 24 and cases have registered under various sections of IPC and Armed Police Act, police said on Tuesday. An anonymous caller, who spoke in Hindi, had told the Nadakavu police that a bomb would be thrown during Modi's visit who was to participate in the BJP national Council meet here on September 24, they said. It was an internet call originating from the Gulf, police added. "A case has been registered under section 507 of IPC (criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication) and section 118 of Kerala Armed Police Act (causing of grave violation of public order or danger) and investigation is progressing," Nadakavu Circle Inspector Prakasam said. "No further informations could be disclosed at present," he said, reported PTI. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Special Branch), V T Balan said, "It was an internet call from a phone number which was traced to a Gulf country. Further investigations revealed that it was a bogus number."

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