<div>A terror alert has been sounded in border districts of Gurdaspur and Pathankot after a call from Pakistan was intercepted by security agencies suggesting movement of some suspects.<br /><br />Security was strengthened in Pathankot and Gurdaspur especially Batala town with police along with army and BSF conducting massive checking operation, police said today.<br /><br />Terrorists who had sneaked from across the border had attacked Pathankot air base on the intervening night of January 1-2 while Dinanagar in Gurdaspur was targeted on July 27 last year.<br /><br />"Security agencies intercepted a call from Pakistan on Friday evening in which callers were heard saying about movement of suspects in a truck to Pathankot or Dinanangar in (Gurdaspur)," police said.<br /><br />After receiving the input, Punjab police conducted massive search operations late last night comprising 400 security people including Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) and BSF personnel.<br /><br />"We are not taking any chances. Security has been tightened in the border areas of Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Batala," said a police officer posted in Gurdaspur today.<br />Vehicles going towards and coming from Jammu and Kashmir as well as Himachal Pradesh are being checked thoroughly.<br /><br />Special 'nakas' were put up at entry points and other areas in Pathankot and Gurdaspur by police with the assistance of BSF, police said.<br /><br />Tight vigil is being kept near Indo-Pak borders areas, police said.<br /><br />The Pathankot attack had claimed the lives of seven security personnel while four terrorists were killed.<br /><br />Three heavily-armed terrorists wearing army fatigues, had stormed a police station in Dinanagar town in Gurdaspur district last year killing seven persons, including a Superintendent of Police, before they were gunned down during a day-long operation.</div>
<div>A terror alert has been sounded in border districts of Gurdaspur and Pathankot after a call from Pakistan was intercepted by security agencies suggesting movement of some suspects.<br /><br />Security was strengthened in Pathankot and Gurdaspur especially Batala town with police along with army and BSF conducting massive checking operation, police said today.<br /><br />Terrorists who had sneaked from across the border had attacked Pathankot air base on the intervening night of January 1-2 while Dinanagar in Gurdaspur was targeted on July 27 last year.<br /><br />"Security agencies intercepted a call from Pakistan on Friday evening in which callers were heard saying about movement of suspects in a truck to Pathankot or Dinanangar in (Gurdaspur)," police said.<br /><br />After receiving the input, Punjab police conducted massive search operations late last night comprising 400 security people including Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) and BSF personnel.<br /><br />"We are not taking any chances. Security has been tightened in the border areas of Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Batala," said a police officer posted in Gurdaspur today.<br />Vehicles going towards and coming from Jammu and Kashmir as well as Himachal Pradesh are being checked thoroughly.<br /><br />Special 'nakas' were put up at entry points and other areas in Pathankot and Gurdaspur by police with the assistance of BSF, police said.<br /><br />Tight vigil is being kept near Indo-Pak borders areas, police said.<br /><br />The Pathankot attack had claimed the lives of seven security personnel while four terrorists were killed.<br /><br />Three heavily-armed terrorists wearing army fatigues, had stormed a police station in Dinanagar town in Gurdaspur district last year killing seven persons, including a Superintendent of Police, before they were gunned down during a day-long operation.</div>