<p class="title">Security personnel were on high alert in Pathankot and adjoining areas following inputs about suspicious movement of three men near Pathankot air force base, an official said on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Punjab police sounded an alert when locals last night informed the authorities about the movement of the three suspected persons near the air force base, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A search operation was launched last night which continued till today, the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Security was tightened near the Pathankot air force base and close vigil was kept, they said, adding that a search operation was also conducted near the ITI building where the suspects were spotted by the locals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We are following our standard operational procedure following the inputs about suspicious movement," said IG (Border Range) SPS Parmar. The police also claimed to have found crucial CCTV footage.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On April 16, a local villager claimed to have given a lift to two suspected persons following which a massive search operation was launched.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dinanagar in Gurdaspur and the Air Force base in Pathankot were attacked by terrorists in July 2015 and January 2016, respectively.</p>
<p class="title">Security personnel were on high alert in Pathankot and adjoining areas following inputs about suspicious movement of three men near Pathankot air force base, an official said on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Punjab police sounded an alert when locals last night informed the authorities about the movement of the three suspected persons near the air force base, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A search operation was launched last night which continued till today, the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Security was tightened near the Pathankot air force base and close vigil was kept, they said, adding that a search operation was also conducted near the ITI building where the suspects were spotted by the locals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We are following our standard operational procedure following the inputs about suspicious movement," said IG (Border Range) SPS Parmar. The police also claimed to have found crucial CCTV footage.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On April 16, a local villager claimed to have given a lift to two suspected persons following which a massive search operation was launched.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dinanagar in Gurdaspur and the Air Force base in Pathankot were attacked by terrorists in July 2015 and January 2016, respectively.</p>