A high alert has been sounded in Punjab's Pathankot district after a suspicious bag was spotted near Mamoon military station last night.
A local resident informed the police about the bag on Sunday.
Five shirts and two trousers were found in a wheat flour bag, with 'Jammu' on written on it, at a secluded place near the Defence Road.
Army, SWAT commandoes have launched a search operation after the bag was found hidden and stuffed in a gunny sack.
Investigation is on and more details are awaited.
Earlier in May, security alert was sounded in Pathankot after two suspicious bags were found lying unattended just a few yards away from the military base. The police had recovered mobile tower batteries from the bags.
In January last year, seven jawans were killed and over 37 people were injured in a terror attack on Pathankot air base.
In 2015, three heavily-armed terrorists wearing Army fatigues, had hijacked a car and stormed a police station in Dinanagar town of Gurdaspur district. They killed seven persons, including a Superintendent of Police, before they were gunned down.
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