Four alleged operatives of designated Khalistani terror outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) have been arrested by Mohali police, the Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab informed on Saturday. The terror module was tasked with carrying out targeted killings, the top police official of Punjab claimed.

"In a major breakthrough, [SAS Nagar Police] has busted a terrorist module and arrested 4 operatives of outfit BKI (Babar Khalsa International)... The BKI module was tasked for targeted killings... Drones were used to smuggle weapons from #Pakistan," Punjab Police DGP Gaurav Yadav posted on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

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Six pistols and 275 cartridges were recovered from the possession of the apprehended individuals, DGP Yadav informed. He further said the alleged terror module was receiving logistical support from Pakistani intelligence agency ISI. "The module was backed by Pakistan-based terrorist Harvinder Rinda who was providing logistical support with the help of ISI Drones that were used to smuggle weapons from Pakistan," he added.

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Earlier, Punjab Police thwarted a potential threat of targeted killings and apprehended three members of a terror module backed by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), said a press release. DGP Yadav had identified the apprehended as Jaswinder Singh, Lovepreet Singh and Gurpartap Singh who are all residents of village Ramdas in Amritsar, said the official statement.

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Two 32-bore pistols along with three magazines and 11 live cartridges, one car and one motorcycle were recovered from their possession by the police, added the official statement. As per the press release, DGP Yadav said that on the basis of reliable inputs, police teams from Amritsar Rural, Commissionerate Amritsar and State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) Amritsar laid a special checkpoint in the area of Ajnala and arrested the accused trio.


(With inputs from ANI)


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