Chandigarh/Amritsar, October 13
In a major breakthrough, Amritsar Rural Police has dismantled a Pakistan ISI-backed illegal arms and explosives supply network, foiling a conspiracy to attack police establishments and solving the May 2026 improvised explosive device (IED) blast near Army Cantonment Khasa, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
Police teams have arrested a total of six individuals across two interlinked cases and recovered one hand grenade and one 9MM pistol along with five live cartridges from their possession. Those arrested in connection with the conspiracy to attack police establishments have been identified as Navdeep Singh, a resident of Fatehgarh Korotana in Dharamkot, Moga; Samuel alias Samu and Sandeep Singh alias Tiddi, both residents of Menewala in Moga. The three operatives arrested for executing the Khasa Cantonment IED blast have been identified as Ramandeep Singh, Jajpreet Singh, and Arshdeep Singh alias Kekra, all residents of Purani Dana Mandi at Attari, Amritsar.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed alleged links of the module with foreign-based smugglers and ISI operatives, with further investigation underway to uncover the complete network and establish backward and forward linkages.
Sharing operational details, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Border Range Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that acting on actionable inputs shared by central agencies regarding operatives of cross-border handlers hatching a conspiracy disrupt peace by attacking police buildings, Amritsar Rural Police, acting swiftly, police teams intercepted a motorcycle and apprehended Navdeep Singh along with his associates Samuel alias Samu and Sandeep Singh alias Tiddi. During their search one hand grenade and one 9MM pistol along with five live cartridges from their possession.