Even as combing operations are underway for the third day at the Pathankot airbase, sources claim that the Punjab Police did not pay heed to the statements of Superintendent of Police (Gurudaspur) Salwinder Singh and others with him who claimed that they had been abducted by terrorists. The police ignoring the evidence led to a delay of almost 15 hours before they realised that something serious was afoot.
Salwinder Singh and his two associates were abducted and thrashed by 4-5 suspected Pakistani terrorists in army uniform before being dumped some distance away.
Later in a pre-dawn attack on Saturday, a group of heavily-armed Pakistani terrorists, suspected to belong to Jaish-e-Mohammed outfit, struck at the Pathankot Air Force base in Punjab, leading to a fierce gunbattle in which seven security personnel have been killed and several others have been injured. Four terrorists have also been killed in the encounter.
However, anticipating an attack after the abduction of the SP on Thursday night, a team of NSG commandos had been rushed to Pathankot on Friday night itself after National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval held a series of meetings with the Army Chief and top Intelligence Bureau officials. An army detachment was also positioned at the Air base.
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