Punjab Police foil terror plot, arrest three linked to ISI-backed module | India News
The Punjab Police on Monday said it had foiled an ISI-backed module in Pakistan that was planning grenade attacks on police installations in Punjab and other states.Three people were arrested in the case, and the police recovered two hand grenades and a Glock pistol from them.Initial investigations revealed that the inter-services intelligence-backed module was involved in systematic targeting of police agencies across multiple states, which has now been successfully averted.Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said that the grenades bore the mark of POF (Pakistan Ordnance Factory), indicating cross-border links, PTI reported.The arrested are Sarabjit Singh, a resident of Ammishah village in Taran Taran, Bikramjit Singh, a resident of Nangal Pannuan village in Amritsar and Amandeep Singh, a resident of Indra Colony in Amritsar.Sharing operational details, Assistant Inspector General, State Special Operations Cell, Amritsar, Sukhminder Singh Mann said that in an intelligence-led operation, police teams of SSOC arrested Sarabjit Singh and Amandeep Singh and recovered hand grenades and a pistol from them.During investigation, the police learned that Bikramjit Singh, the group’s key operative and primary contact with the Pakistan Intelligence Operatives (PIO), was operating from Disa in Gujarat.The information was immediately shared with ATS Gujarat, and with their active cooperation, SSOC arrested Bikramjit Singh, Mann said. He said the investigation also revealed that all the accused communicated with the PIOs through social media platforms.The investigation also revealed that, acting at the behest of ISI handlers, the outfit planned to carry out grenade attacks on various police establishments in Punjab and other states, he added.Efforts are on to identify, track and arrest other members of the module, police said.An FIR has been registered under the Explosive Substances (Amendment) Act, Arms Act and the Indian Penal Code (BNS) at the State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) of Amritsar police station.
