Chandigarh/Amritsar, April 6
In a major breakthrough, Counter Intelligence (CI) wing of Punjab Police has busted an ISI-backed terror module being operated by Pakistan Intelligence Operatives (PIOs) with the arrest of three accused persons and recovered two Arges hand grenades along with a foreign-made Glock pistol from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.
Those arrested have been identified as Sarabjit Singh, a resident of village Ammishah in Tarn Taran, Bikramjit Singh, a resident of village Nangal Pannuwan in Amritsar and Amandeep Singh, a resident of Indra Colony in Amritsar.
Yadav said that the recovered grenades bear markings of Pakistan Ordnance Factory (POF), indicating cross-border linkages. The DGP said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the module was involved in systematic targeting of police establishments across multiple states, which has now been successfully averted. Efforts are ongoing to identify, track, and apprehend other members of the module, he added.
Sharing operational details, AIG State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) Amritsar Sukhminder Singh Mann said that in an intelligence led operation, police teams from SSOC arrested Sarabjit Singh and Amandeep Singh, and recovered hand grenades and pistol from their possession. The AIG said that preliminary investigations revealed that the key operative and primary contact of PIOs in the group, Bikramjit Singh was operating from Deesa in Gujarat. The information was immediately shared with ATS Gujarat and with their active cooperation, accused Bikramjit Singh was arrested by a team of SSOC Amritsar, he said.
AIG Sukhminder Mann said that during investigation it was revealed that all accused were in touch with PIOs via social media platforms. Probe has also revealed that acting on directions from ISI handlers, the group was also planning to carry out grenade attacks on various Police establishments in Punjab and other states, he added.
