Chandigarh: Punjab police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module with the arrest of five operatives, including three juveniles, from Tonk and Jaipur districts of Rajasthan.
Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, Gaurav Yadav said the module was being operated by foreign-based handlers Mannu Agwan, Gopi Nawanshehria and Zeeshan Akhtar on the directions of Pak-based BKI operative Harwinder Singh alias Rinda.
Those arrested have been identified as Ritik Naroliya, a resident of village Didawata in Jaipur, Rajasthan and Sonu Kumar, a resident of Kapurthala and three juveniles. Police teams have also recovered one 86P hand-grenade and one .30 bore pistol along with two live cartridges and two empty shells.
Stating that this module had carried out a grenade attack at liquor store in SBS Nagar on August 7, 2025, DGP Yadav said that the operatives were further tasked to attempt such attacks during the period leading up to the Independence Day. The arrested accused were receiving direct instructions from foreign-based Zeeshan Akhtar and BKI mastermind Mannu Agwan, who is working in close coordination with Pak-based BKI operative Harwinder Rinda, he said.
ACCUSED HURT IN ENCOUNTER
Meanwhile, the police said that during a follow-up recovery operation, one of the arrested accused Sonu attempted to open fire at the police party. In self-defence, the police retaliated, resulting in a bullet injury to Sonu, he said, adding that he was shifted to Civil Hospital in SBS Nagar, where he is undergoing treatment.
