One of many arrested was injured in an change of fireplace with police throughout a follow-up operation, the police stated, including the operatives had been tasked by their handlers to hold out grenade assaults within the run-up to Independence Day.
Director Common of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav stated Counter Intelligence (CI) Jalandhar, in a joint operation with SBS Nagar Police, apprehended the 5 operatives of the Babbar Khalsa Worldwide (BKI) terror module, together with three juveniles, from Tonk and Jaipur districts of Rajasthan.
The module was being operated by foreign-based handlers Mannu Agwan, Gopi Nawanshehria and Zeeshan Akhtar on the instructions of Pakistan-based BKI operative Harwinder Singh alias Rinda.
These apprehended have been recognized as Ritik Naroliya, a resident of village Didawata in Jaipur, Rajasthan; Sonu Kumar alias Kali, a resident of village Kala Sanghian in Kapurthala and three juveniles.
Police groups additionally recovered a hand grenade and a .30 bore pistol together with two dwell cartridges and two empty shells. This module carried out a grenade assault at a liquor retailer in SBS Nagar on August 7. The DGP stated that the operatives had been additional tasked to try such assaults in the course of the interval main as much as Independence Day. The arrested accused had been receiving direct directions from Zeeshan Akhtar and Mannu Agwan, who's working in shut coordination with Rinda, he stated.
“We now have efficiently averted additional deliberate assaults by this terror module,” stated DGP Gaurav Yadav, whereas including {that a} probe is on to ascertain ahead and backward linkages on this case.
Sharing extra particulars, Assistant Inspector Common, CI Jalandhar, Navjot Mahal stated throughout a follow-up restoration operation, accused Sonu alias Kali tried to open hearth on the police group.
In self-defence, police retaliated, leading to a bullet damage to accused Sonu, who was instantly shifted to Civil Hospital in SBS Nagar, the place he's present process therapy, the officer stated.
A case underneath related sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Explosive Substances Act has been registered at police station Metropolis Nawanshahr.
