An intelligence campaign led by the State Special Campaign Cell (SSOC) of the Punjab Police, successfully busted a terrorist module of Pakistan’s ISI -backed banned banned banned organization Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and arrested three of its operatives, police said on Friday.
According to a statement by Punjab DGP, SSOC has arrested three colleagues from the module, which is being operated by Pakistan -based terrorist Harvinder Rinda.
The DGP of the Punjab Police posted, “The group was plotting attacks and targeted killings on police installations in Amritsar area. A major terror conspiracy has been thwarted, which saved the lives of countless innocent people.” Two grenades, a glock pistol and ammunition were recovered during the operation. The arrested accused have been identified as Sahajpal Singh and Vikramjit Singh, who are residents of Ramdas of Amritsar Rural. He is accompanied by a teenager.
An FIR has been lodged under the relevant sections of BNS and Explosives Act at Police Station SSOC Mohali. Police said the investigation is going on and more arrests are expected. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided several places in the state as well as in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on 26 June as part of the investigation of the grenade attack related to Babbar Khalsa International at the residence of former minister Manoranjan Kalia.
NIA teams searched 18 places in three northern states this morning and seized various objectionable materials including mobile, digital equipment and documents.
According to the NIA, Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) activist Kulbir Sidhu, America -based gangster Manish alias Kaka Rana and his colleagues located in India and his colleagues in various other countries were searched.
Kulbir Sidhu, a resident of Yamunanagar, Haryana, is currently in Germany and is currently a major ally of BKI chief and terrorist Vadhwa Singh Babbar, who lives in Pakistan. Sidhu is also an accused in a case related to the murder of VHP leader Vikas Prabhakar in Nangal, Punjab in April 2024.
