Terror Alert in Western IAF Base After Two Suspicious Men Spotted

Fresh combing operations in Tibri military base after two suspicious men were spotted wearing Indian Army uniforms.

Indian Army soldiers entering the Pathankot air base on 5 January. (Photo: AP)

Indian Air Force bases in the western region have been put on high alert after two men in Indian Army uniforms were spotted in Tibri military station of Gurdaspur district of Punjab on Wednesday.

Fresh combing operations have been launched in the Tibri region along with the ongoing combing operations in the Pathankot air base.

<p>There is some information, police and army are looking into it, it is under verification...&nbsp;Bomb disposal teams are still working (in Pathankot air base), they are playing a very large role. Combing operations take time.<br></p>

<b>Lieutenant General KJ Singh, GOC in C Central Command</b>

The NIA is investigating the case.

There were six terrorists who were killed in the gun battle that ensued on 2 January. the number of terrorists was believed to be six but the incident in Tibri has raised speculations of more terrorists present in the area.

The Border Security Force (BSF) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is yet to make a statement on the combing operations.