Punjab govt posts additional officers in Pathankot, Gurdaspur

In the wake of Air base attack, Punjab government today sought to boost the security grid in Pathankot and its adjoining Gurdaspur by posting four SP-level officers additionally to those already there.
"Punjab government issued posting orders of 3 IPS and 1 PPS (Punjab Police Service) officers," an official spokesman said here.
According to orders, Anil Chaudhary has been posted as SP (Investigation) and PPS Jaspal Singh as SP (Operations) in Pathankot.
Gulneet Singh has been posted as SP (Local) in Gurdaspur and Surender Lamba as Additional SP Dina Nagar in the district, the spokesman said.
"All these postings are on temporary basis," he said.

The posting of additional officers comes against the backdrop of questions raised over the performance of Punjab Police in tracking down the six terrorists who struck at the Air base as there was advance information about their presence in Pathankot.