Chandigarh: Punjab police on Saturday claimed to have busted two ISI-backed terror modules being operated by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) from abroad and recovered a huge amount of arms and explosives including two rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) including a launcher.
Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, Gaurav Yadav, said that the teams of Counter Intelligence (CI) Jalandhar and Batala dismantled both the modules and arrested 13 accused including one minor.
“The terror modules, sponsored by the Pak-based ISI, were being controlled by BKI, with two key operational nodes—France-based Satnam Singh alias Satta and Greece-based Jaswinder Singh alias Mannu Agwan,” DGP said and added that apart from recovering two RPGs including one launcher, police teams have also recovered two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) each weighing 2.5 kg, two hand grenades with detonator, 2 kg of RDX along with remote control device, five pistols— including Beretta and Glock— along with six magazines and 44 cartridges and one wireless communication set, besides impounding their three vehicles.
Sharing operations’ details, AIG, CI, Jalandhar, Navjot Singh Mahal said that in an intel-based operation, police teams have arrested Jagroop Singh of Hoshiarpur, Jatinder Singh of Kapurthala and Harpreet Singh, also of Hoshiarpur and recovered arms and explosives from their possession. These accused were working on the instructions of France-based Satnam Satta.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Batala, Suhail Qasim Mir said that the nine accused arrested included a 17-years-old, and Pawanpreet Singh, Balbir Kumar, Gomji, Gurpreet Singh, Ajaypal Singh, Rahul and Johanson, all of Batala and Jatinder of Kapurthala.
