Chandigarh: The Punjab Police on Thursday claimed to have busted a terror module backed by Pakistan’s ISI with the arrest of one person and the recovery of four hand grenades.
In a joint operation of the State Special Operations cells of Amritsar and Mohali, the Counter Intelligence Wing of the Punjab Police also recovered two foreign-made pistols along with ammunition, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused was acting on the instructions of foreign-based handlers and has links with the terror module involved in the recent grenade attack in Chandigarh, Yadav said in a post on X.
Two foreign-made pistols along with ammunition have also been recovered in the operation, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said.
In an X post, DGP Punjab Police Gaurav Yadav said, “Counter Intelligence Wing busts a Pakistan’s ISI-backed cross-border terror module. In a joint operation, SSOC Amritsar & SSOC Mohali apprehend one accused and recovers 4 hand grenades and 2 foreign-made pistols along with ammunition.
An FIR has been registered at Police Station State Special Operation Cell in Amritsar, the DGP said, adding that further investigation is underway to identify, track, and apprehend other members of the module.
