CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police have claimed they have successfully maintained peace and harmony in the state this year with proactive action against ISI-sponsored terror modules by foiling 12 terror incidents and arresting 50 module members, besides the seizure of heroin that is nearly two-third of country’s total with the NDPS conviction rate as high as 88 per cent, country’s highest.
While achieving unprecedented breakthroughs in the terror front, crime control and anti-drugs campaign named Yudh Nashiyan Virudh, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav, in his year-ender video, said the foiling of ISI-sponsored terror modules included hand-grenade attacks at various places and one RPG attack on a police station. Besides, the police have busted additional seven modules.
Divulging details on action against terrorists, he said the Internal Security Wing has busted 19 modules with the arrest of 131 people this year and recovered nine rifles, 188 revolvers and pistols, 12 improvised explosive devices (IEDs), 11.62 kg RDX, 54 hand grenades, 32 detonators, four rocket propelled grenades, one sleeve of disposed rocket launcher, two timer switches, three walkie-talkie sets and eight remote controlled devices from their possession.