Hindustan Times (Jalandhar)

High alert in Pathankot after intel input from J-K

- HT Correspond­ent letterschd@hindustant­imes.com

PATHANKOT: Police have been put on a high alert after intelligen­ce inputs from Jammu and Kashmir that some militants were trying to sneak into Punjab through road. Confirming the intelligen­ce inputs provided by J&K Police, Pathankot SSP Rakesh Kaushal said checking has been intensifie­d at Madhopur and Kathlore, the Punjab-J&K border points.

PATHANKOT: Police have been put on a high alert after intelligen­ce inputs from Jammu and Kashmir that some militants were trying to sneak into Punjab through road.

Confirming the intelligen­ce inputs provided by J&K Police, Pathankot senior superinten­dent of police (SSP) Rakesh Kaushal said checking has been intensifie­d at Madhopur and Kathlore, the Punjab-J&K border points.

He said the input was not specific and there was no informatio­n about type of the vehicle the militants may be using or their number. “Still we cannot take the input lightly, so, we have strengthen­ed the security on our side. We will frisk every vehicle coming from J&K,” he said. LETTER IN URDU SENDS COPS INTO A TIZZY

A letter found on Tuesday morning at a Dinanagar temple, written in fractured Urdu and warning of terror attacks similar to last year, has sent the cops in a tizzy.

Assistant superinten­dent of police, Dinanagar, Surinder Lamba, said they were investigat­ing the matter and trying to ascertain the veracity of the content and the source.

Gurdaspur senior superinten­dent of police JS Hundal said it could be an act of some mischievou­s elements, but said they were alert and investigat­ing the matter.

The letter was seen at the Thakurdwar­a temple by some devotees early morning and it was handed over to the police.

 ?? HT FILE ?? Terrorists had attacked the Indian Air Force airbase in Pathankot in January.
HT FILE Terrorists had attacked the Indian Air Force airbase in Pathankot in January.

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