Dec 28, 2024 01:52 PM IST
Gurjeet Singh from Dande in Amritsar and Baljit Singh from Chhapa in Tarn Taran, who had carried out the December 17 assault on Islamabad police station, had been caught with 1.4kg heroin, a hand-grenade and two pistols, says DGP
Punjab Police on Saturday arrested two individuals for finishing up a grenade assault on the Islamabad police station in Amritsar on December 17.
Punjab director normal of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav mentioned on Saturday that the particular operation cell in Amritsar busted a narco-terror module being operated by controllers from overseas, resulting in the arrest of the 2 operatives. (HT file picture)
The assault was carried out within the early hours and nobody was injured within the incident.
Punjab director normal of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav mentioned the particular operation cell in Amritsar busted a narco-terror module being operated by controllers from overseas.
“Gurjeet Singh from Dande in Amritsar and Baljit Singh from Chhapa in Tarn Taran have been arrested. The arrested persons carried out a grenade attack on Islamabad police station on December 17, 2024,” the DGP mentioned in a put up on X.
Up to now, 1.4kg of heroin, one hand-grenade and two pistols have been recovered, he mentioned.
“Further investigations are on to uncover the entire network,” the DGP added.
After an explosion-like noise was heard on the Islamabad police station on December 17, Punjab Police had dubbed it as an “attack” with the DGP ordering strict motion towards the perpetrators.
The explosion-like noise was heard within the early hours of the day, inflicting panic within the space. Some locals put the time at round 3.15 am.
The DGP visited Amritsar the identical day the place he held a gathering with law enforcement officials to overview the legislation and order scenario and directed the officers involved to make sure skilled policing and take strict motion towards the perpetrators.
A number of grenade assaults on police stations have been reported from the state in current instances, although nobody was injured in these incidents.
Two days after the Amritsar incident, an identical assault was reported from Gurdaspur district.
On December 30, three suspected Khalistani terrorists allegedly concerned within the grenade assault on the police institution in Gurdaspur had been killed in an encounter in Pilibhit in a joint operation by Punjab Police and Uttar Pradesh Police.
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