File photo of security forces standing guard near a road barrier outside an Indian air force base in Pathankot
Security was tightened in and around Punjab's Pathankot district bordering jammu and Kashmir after four persons snatched a car at gun point near Madhopur area. The similarity of the incident to modus operandi of terorirsts who attack Pathanakot airbase in 2016 raised additional alarm for the security forces.
In 2016, terrorists, who had launched attacks on the Pathankot Air base, had snatched a Punjab police officer's car to get to the air base.
The fresh incident took place on Tuesday night when four people who had hired a taxi from Jammu asked the driver to stop the car in Madhopur area, as 'one of the passengers complained of vomiting'.
"The occupants snatched the vehicle from the driver at gunpoint," Pathankot Senior Superintendent of Police Vivek Sheel Soni said.
Police said the Punjab Police has sent a team to Sambha in Jammu where they had dinner on Tuesday night.
CCTV camera footage would be examined to identify the perpetrators, they said.
They said the driver was identified as Raj Kumar, a resident of Jammu.
Security has been tightened in and around Pathankot district following the incident and vehicles are being checked, police said, adding that efforts are underway to trace the car.
(With inputs from PTI)
