Tribune News Service,Ludhiana, January 17
Nearly a fortnight after the terror attack on the IAF base at Pathankot, panic gripped a village under the Koom Kalan police station after four men in Army fatigue were spotted.Later, it was found that the four men were Army soldiers and were on a navigation exercise. The soldiers were handed over to senior Army officersThe incident took place last night when the villagers spotted four men in Army fatigue roaming around the village looking for a way out.The residents got panicked and informed the police about it. Soon, a high alert was sounded in the entire police district along with Khanna and Jagraon. More than 200 policemen equipped with weapons were dispatched to cordon off the area.
Quick action by police averted statewide panic
- A quick response by the police averted statewide scare. When the police intercepted the soldiers they were nearing completion of their navigation exercise with an Army team visiting them out of the village. Had the Army men finished their exercise before the arrival of the police, it would have led to a statewide panic and would have sent the security agencies in a tizzy, said a police officer.