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, Amritsar Rural Police, in a joint operation with District Faridkot Police and Counter Intelligence Ferozepur, has successfully solved the grenade attack case at Police Station Bhindi Saida with the arrest of six accused persons and recovered two pistols from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.
Those arrested have been identified as Baljit Singh, a resident of village Chak Dogra in Amritsar; Prabh Singh, a resident of Chota Fatehwal in Amritsar; Rajbir Singh, a resident of Baba Gum Chak Ballarwal in Amritsar; Sukhpreet Singh, a resident of Thehra Rajputan in Amritsar; Ajaydeep Singh alias Ajay alias Gazni, a resident of Lopoke in Amritsar; and Sahib Singh alias Saba, a resident of Sarangdev in Amritsar.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the module was backed by Pakistan’s ISI. The accused were in contact with a Pak-based handler operating from abroad, who was directing terror activities in Punjab, he said.
The DGP said that the module had been radicalised and motivated to target police establishments, with promises of substantial financial rewards for executing the attack.