PATHANKOT: An alert was sounded in Pathankot following multiple sightings of suspicious persons on Tuesday.
According to sources, a group of suspicious persons were seen at various places in Pathankot including near village Makimpur asking for road directions and lift from some vehicles. Makimpur village is situated close to Pathankot Air Force base.
A few residents of the village, who were witness to the 2015 Pathankot Air Force base attack, got suspicious and informed the police following which police launched a search operation at different places.
Senior superintendent of police Gulneet Singh Khurana confirmed that police had received information about the sighting of two suspicious persons who were asking for a lift. He said police had carried out a search operation and all the defence and police installations had been put on alert.