Chandigarh, April 6: In a major breakthrough, the Counter Intelligence (CI) wing of the Punjab Police has busted a terror module backed by the ISI, operated by Pakistani intelligence operatives. This was achieved by arresting three accused and recovering two Arges hand grenades, along with a foreign-made Glock pistol, from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.
The arrested individuals are Sarabjit Singh, a resident of Ammishah village in Tarn Taran; Bikramjit Singh, a resident of Nangal Pannuwan village in Amritsar; and Amandeep Singh, a resident of Indra Colony in Amritsar.
DGP Yadav stated that the recovered grenades bear markings of the Pakistan Ordnance Factory (POF), indicating cross-border links. He added that preliminary investigations revealed that the module was systematically targeting police establishments across multiple states, which has now been successfully averted.
Efforts are ongoing to identify, track, and apprehend other members of the module.
Sharing operational details, AIG (Special Operations) Sukhminder Singh Mann said that in an intelligence-led operation, police teams arrested Sarabjit Singh and Amandeep Singh, and recovered the hand grenades and pistol from their possession.
He further stated that preliminary investigations revealed that Bikramjit Singh, the key operative and primary contact of the Pakistani intelligence operatives within the group, was operating from Deesa in Gujarat. This information was immediately shared with the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), and with their cooperation, Bikramjit Singh was arrested by a team of the Punjab Police.
AIG Mann also revealed that during the investigation, it was revealed that all the accused were in contact with Pakistani intelligence operatives via social media platforms.
The investigation has also revealed that, acting on directions from ISI handlers, the group was planning to carry out grenade attacks on various police establishments in Punjab and other states.
A case has been registered under Section 4 of the Explosive Substances (Amendment) Act, Section 25 of the Arms Act, and Section 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in Amritsar.