Gurdaspur, Pathankot on high alert as 2 suspected terrorists sighted near border

Gurdaspur/Pathankot- The police districts of Pathankot, Gurdaspur and Batala were put on a high alert even as the police and the BSF launched a massive joint search operation following speculation that two suspected terrorists were roaming near the International Border.
Around Tuesday midnight, the Pathankot control room received a call from a villager of Kot Bhathian hamlet, located near the International Border (IB), claiming that two men, carrying bags filled with arms and ammunition, entered his house. He added that he was forced to prepare dinner after one of the men pointed a pistol at him. Before leaving, the two men threatened him with dire consequences if he called up the police. Kot Bhathian is near Bamiyal.
Sources say the police grilled the villager to see if he was lying or not. Later, officers claimed he was not “faking things” and that two men had actually come to his house and had dinner.
Pathankot SSP Suhail Qasim Mir was informed in this regard. Minutes later, the police districts of Batala, Gurdaspur and Pathankot were informed and consequently put on the alert. The BSF and the Army were also asked to be on standby.