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NDTV
4 days ago
- NDTV
Terror Bid Foiled In Punjab, 2 Babbar Khalsa-Linked Terrorists Arrested
Chandigarh: The Punjab Police on Thursday claimed to have foiled a major terror plot orchestrated by Pakistan-based Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative Harwinder Singh Rinda with the arrest of two persons. The development came on the eve of Independence Day and two days after the Punjab Police busted a BKI terror module. The two arrested accused, who are also BKI operatives, were actively conspiring to target government establishments using grenades, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said. Mr Yadav said the Counter Intelligence (CI) Ferozepur successfully foiled a major terror plot. Those arrested have been identified as Harpreet Singh alias Preet, a resident of village Bhullar in Tarn Taran, and Gulshan Singh alias Nandu, a resident of village Rampura in Amritsar. Police recovered two hand grenades and one 9mm pistol along with five live cartridges from their possession. On Tuesday, the Punjab Police busted a BKI terror module with the arrest of five operatives, including three juveniles, from Tonk and Jaipur districts of Rajasthan and recovered one 86P hand-grenade and one .30 bore pistol from their possession. DGP Yadav said preliminary investigations revealed that the arrested accused persons were working under the directions of their foreign-based handlers sitting in the UK, the US and Europe. Probe has also revealed that the arrested accused were actively conspiring to target government buildings and police establishments using grenades to disturb the peace and harmony of the border state, he said. The DGP said further investigations are ongoing to establish forward and backward linkages in this case. Sharing operation details, Assistant Inspector General, CI Ferozepur, Gursewak Singh Brar said following credible human intelligence, police teams launched an intelligence operation and arrested suspects, Preet and Nandu, from Talwandi Bhai in Ferozepur. The AIG said police obtained remand of the accused, and further interrogation is expected to reveal more details regarding their contacts within and outside the country and their intended targets. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Hans India
5 days ago
- Hans India
Ahead of I-Day, Punjab Police foil major terror plot by ISI-backed terrorist Rinda
Chandigarh: Punjab Police have foiled a major terror plot being orchestrated by Pakistan's ISI-backed terrorist Harwinder Rinda with the arrest of two operatives of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday. Those arrested have been identified as Harpreet Singh, alias Preet, a resident of Bhullar village in Tarn Taran, and Gulshan Singh, alias Nandu, a resident of Rampura village in Amritsar. Police teams have recovered two 86P hand grenades and one 9MM pistol along with five cartridges from their possession. The development comes ahead of Independence Day and two days after Punjab Police busted a BKI terror module with the arrest of five operatives, including three juveniles, from Tonk and Jaipur districts of Rajasthan and recovered one 86P hand-grenade and one .30 bore pistol from their possession. DGP Yadav said preliminary investigations have revealed that the accused were working under the directions of their foreign-based handlers sitting in Britain, the US and Europe. Probe has also revealed that the arrested accused were actively conspiring to target government buildings and police establishments using grenades to disturb the peace and harmony of the border state, he said. The DGP said further investigations are ongoing to establish linkages in this case. Assistant Inspector General (Ferozepur) Gursewak Singh Brar said that following human intelligence, teams from Counter Intelligence launched an operation and arrested suspects, Harpreet Singh and Gulshan Singh from Talwandi Bhai in Ferozepur. He said police have obtained remand of the accused, and further interrogation is expected to reveal more details regarding their contacts within and outside the country and their intended targets. A case under Section 25 of the Arms Act and Sections 3, 4, and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act has been registered at the police station in Fazilka.
New Indian Express
7 days ago
- New Indian Express
Punjab Police arrest five alleged BKI operatives from Rajasthan, seize arms, ammunition
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Police has busted a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module with the arrest of five operatives, including three juveniles, from Tonk and Jaipur districts of Rajasthan, in what officials said was a Pakistan ISI-backed terror network. Director General of Police, Punjab, Gaurav Yadav said that the Counter Intelligence (CI) unit of Jalandhar, in a joint operation with SBS Nagar Police, arrested the suspects in a module operated by foreign-based handlers Mannu Agwan, Gopi Nawanshehria and Zeeshan Akhtar, on the directions of Pakistan-based BKI operative Harwinder Singh alias Rinda. Those arrested have been identified as Ritik Naroliya, a resident of Didawata village in Jaipur, Rajasthan; Sonu Kumar alias Kali, a resident of Kala Sanghian village in Kapurthala; and three juveniles. The police teams also recovered one 86P hand grenade and one .30 bore pistol along with two live cartridges and two empty shells. Yadav said the module had planned an attack inside a liquor store in SBS Nagar recently. It is worth mentioning that the same module had allegedly carried out a grenade attack at a liquor store in SBS Nagar on August 7.
Indian Express
7 days ago
- Indian Express
Punjab Police bust BKI terror network aided by Pakistan's ISI, arrest 5 from Rajasthan
In a breakthrough, the Punjab Police's Counter-Intelligence wing in Jalandhar has busted a terror network operated by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), supported by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), in Punjab, the police said on Tuesday. The BKI operatives were nabbed from the Tonk and Jaipur districts of Rajasthan after an encounter, and the police averted planned attacks, including one inside a liquor store in SBS Nagar, said Gaurav Yadav, Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab. The police have recovered one 86P hand grenade, one .30 bore pistol, along with two live cartridges and two empty shells of .30 bore have been recovered from the accused. 'The arrested accused were receiving direct instructions from foreign-based Zeeshan Akhtar & BKI mastermind Mannu Agwan, who is working in close coordination with #Pak based BKI operative Harwinder Rinda,' Yadav said in a post on Tuesday. In a major breakthrough against #Pakistan's ISI-backed terror network, Counter Intelligence, #Jalandhar, in a joint operation with @SBSNagarPolice busts a #BKI terror network operated by foreign-based handlers Mannu Agwan, Gopi Nawashehria and Zeeshan Akhtar on the directions of… — DGP Punjab Police (@DGPPunjabPolice) August 12, 2025 One person who opened fire at the police force was injured in the retaliatory action and is admitted in Civil Hospital, SBS Nagar, the police said. The police have registered a case at City Nawashehar Police Station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nayaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Explosive Substances Act. Punjab Police officials said that Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI has doubled its efforts to create unrest in Punjab after Op Sindoor in May. The officials say that ISI has been trying hard to find new recruits in Punjab and has been targeting military installations. Additionally, gangster outfits, aided and abetted by ISI-managed Khalistani terror networks, have also been tasked to increase their activities in Punjab ahead of Independence Day.
