CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police has busted an alleged Pak-ISI backed terror module with the recovery of four SPL HGR-84 hand grenades and one RDX-based improvised explosive device (IED) from the bushes near the road leading to Amritsar from Batala.
The IED weighs nearly 2 kg and was packed in a black metallic box.
Director General of Police, Punjab Gaurav Yadav said on Monday that in addition, the police teams have recovered a Baofeng dual-band FM transceiver set, a D-shaped headset commonly used with walkie-talkies, and other accessories.
He claimed that preliminary investigation has revealed that the consignment was placed on the directions of UK-based Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist Nishan Singh alias Nishan Jodia, acting under the instructions of Pak-based terrorist Harvinder Singh Rinda, backed by Pakistan’s ISI.
Yadav said that one accused, identified as Ravinder Pal Singh alias Ravi of Puriya Kala village, has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Another accused has been identified and police teams are on the hunt for him. He said that the investigation is ongoing to expose the entire cross-border conspiracy.
Sharing more details, Senior Superintendent of Police, Batala, Suhail Qasim Mir said the recovery of the cache has disrupted a cross-border conspiracy aimed at destabilizing peace and harmony in Punjab.
Mir said that efforts are also underway to ensure Nishan Jodia is apprehended and deported back to India to face the law. In this regard, Punjab Police has initiated correspondence with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Consulate General of India in Birmingham, and the process to secure his deportation is actively underway, he added.
In this regard, a case was registered under Sections 3 and 4 of the Explosive Substances Act at Police Station Sadar Batala. As the investigation progressed and the involvement of terrorist networks became evident, relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) have also been added to the case.