Police search Gujarat town for escaped terrorists

GANDHINAGAR - Gujarat police have begun search operations in the temple town of Dakor in Kaira district following reports that the three Pakistani terrorists who escaped from Delhi Police last week were hiding there.

Acting on leads, police set up roadblocks and virtually surrounded the town in search of the terrorists who are believed to be the ones who had managed to escape from the Delhi police.

The tip off came from a mother-daughter duo who had gone to Dakor to pay obeisance at the main temple on Saturday and had noticed some suspicious looking people.

According to Director General of Police, S.S. Khandwawala, the mother-daughter told police the men looked similar to the faces being flashed on television of the terrorists and informed the state police control.

The development comes soon after the alert to Gujarat earlier that the state could be a plausible destination of the escaped terrorists.

The police has been raiding guest houses, hotels and other public places in the town, but so far had not been able to find anyone matching the description of the escaped militants. Other towns have also been put under watch and vigil tightened, particularly at religious places.