CHANDIGARH: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence Wing of Punjab Police has busted a ISI-backed cross-border terror module with the arrest of one accused person and recovered four P-86 hand grenades and two foreign-made pistols along with ammunition from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.
The arrested accused has been identified as Sagar Singh, a resident of Galluwal in Amritsar. The operation was jointly conducted by State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) Amritsar and SSOC Mohali.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused was acting on instructions of foreign-based handlers and has links with the terror module involved in the grenade attack in Chandigarh. Further investigation is underway to identify, track and apprehend other members of the module, he said.
Sharing operational details, AIG Sukhminder Singh Mann said that a specific information was received that a consignment comprising hand grenades and arms-ammunition was pushed from Pakistan, which was successfully retrieved by the Indian counterparts who were planning of terror attack. Acting swiftly, an operation was launched which led to the arrest of accused Sagar Singh from Khasa-Ram Tirath Road in Amritsar, he said.