Having braced the biggest ever terror attack in January 2016, Pathankot continues to be on the radar of terrorists and other anti-social elements. The incident took place near Makhanpur Police Station on Tuesday night, the police said. The suspicious Scorpio vehicle PB 06 U 6508 was found abandoned at Makhanpur in Gurdaspur district. Primary investigations revealed that the number plate found on the vehicle was of a Gurdaspur vehicle and had been planted as an elaborate hoax. The Pathankot Police has alerted Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh Police as the incident took place in the neighbouring Gurdaspur district where the suspected involved in the case could be hiding.

Source: India Today May 03, 2017 14:15 UTC