<p>Security agencies were on their toes and a combing operation was on in and around Tibri military cantonment area here, a day after some locals in a nearby village claimed sighting of two men in army fatigue moving in suspicious manner.<br /><br />The area around Tibri cantonment area has been cartoned off and a search was on, police said. But, so far, no "suspicious movement" was detected by the agencies.<br /><br />"There has been no movement (of any suspicious person) noticed. The area around west of Tbri cantonment has been circled by security agencies. A close watch is being kept and thorough checking is under way," Gurdaspur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gurpreet Singh Toor said.<br /><br />"All vehicles and people, in and around the area, have been physically checked," he said adding that the situation was under control.<br /><br />The two border districts of Gurdaspur and Pahankot were on high alert, he said.<br />"We are not taking any chance," the SSP said, adding that the area would be sanitised properly.<br /><br />Yesterday, some locals in a village of Gurdaspur district reported sighting of two men in army uniform moving in suspicious manner.<br /><br />Some villagers reported that they had seen two men in army fatigues in Tibri area, which is a cantonment area, police said.</p>.<p>A farmer, Satnam Singh, of Pandher village was the first one to make the claim, saying he had seen two suspected persons in Tibri while working in the fields, police had said.<br />Pandher village is situated about one-and-a-half km away from the Tibri cantonment.<br />Police immediately swung into action and reported the matter to Army and a joint search operation was launched.<br /><br />There were also reports that five terrorists had sneaked into the border area of Gurdaspur and Pathankot, following which army formations have been put on alert, officials said.</p>.<p>Six terrorists in army fatigues attacked the Air Base in Pathankot on Saturday last, leading to an encounter that lasted over four days.<br /><br />Gurdaspur was also targeted by Pakistani terrorists in July last year also when they struck at a police station here. </p>
<p>Security agencies were on their toes and a combing operation was on in and around Tibri military cantonment area here, a day after some locals in a nearby village claimed sighting of two men in army fatigue moving in suspicious manner.<br /><br />The area around Tibri cantonment area has been cartoned off and a search was on, police said. But, so far, no "suspicious movement" was detected by the agencies.<br /><br />"There has been no movement (of any suspicious person) noticed. The area around west of Tbri cantonment has been circled by security agencies. A close watch is being kept and thorough checking is under way," Gurdaspur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gurpreet Singh Toor said.<br /><br />"All vehicles and people, in and around the area, have been physically checked," he said adding that the situation was under control.<br /><br />The two border districts of Gurdaspur and Pahankot were on high alert, he said.<br />"We are not taking any chance," the SSP said, adding that the area would be sanitised properly.<br /><br />Yesterday, some locals in a village of Gurdaspur district reported sighting of two men in army uniform moving in suspicious manner.<br /><br />Some villagers reported that they had seen two men in army fatigues in Tibri area, which is a cantonment area, police said.</p>.<p>A farmer, Satnam Singh, of Pandher village was the first one to make the claim, saying he had seen two suspected persons in Tibri while working in the fields, police had said.<br />Pandher village is situated about one-and-a-half km away from the Tibri cantonment.<br />Police immediately swung into action and reported the matter to Army and a joint search operation was launched.<br /><br />There were also reports that five terrorists had sneaked into the border area of Gurdaspur and Pathankot, following which army formations have been put on alert, officials said.</p>.<p>Six terrorists in army fatigues attacked the Air Base in Pathankot on Saturday last, leading to an encounter that lasted over four days.<br /><br />Gurdaspur was also targeted by Pakistani terrorists in July last year also when they struck at a police station here. </p>