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Chandigarh: Punjab Police on Friday claimed to have busted a terror module backed by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and run by operatives of proscribed outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).
"In a major breakthrough, @PunjabPoliceInd has disrupted, #Pakistan - #ISI backed terror-module run by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative Harvinder Rinda and Harpreet Singh @ Happy Passia and executed by foreign-based Gangster Gurdev Singh @ Jaisel @ Pehalwan, native of village Chambal in #TarnTaran," Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said in a post on X.
Acting on intelligence inputs, Jashandeep Singh of Amritsar and a juvenile were nabbed, he said.
"During interrogation, they revealed that they placed #IED at Police Station Ajnala on 23.11.2024 and carried out other attacks," he added.
Two hand grenades, a pistol, ammunition and a motorcycle have been seized from the apprehended accused, Yadav said.
An FIR has been registered in the matter at the State Special Operation Cell in Amritsar, according to police.
"Investigations are underway to unearth the complete network of Rinda, Happy Passia and Gurdev Jaisal," the DGP said.
One of those arrested has been identified as Jashandeep Singh alias Danny, a resident of Jandiala Guru in Amritsar. The other accused is aged 17, a police statement said.