Overview

• Counter Intelligence Jalandhar recovered one 86P hand grenade after arresting Babbar Khalsa International operatives Ritik Naroliya and a juvenile picked up in Rajasthan.
• Interrogations led to the apprehension of aides Vishavjit in Kolkata, who police say was trying to flee to Malaysia, and Jackson in Nakodar, which enabled the grenade seizure.
• Punjab Police say the accused were acting under the direction of Canada-based Zeeshan Akhtar and Ajay Gill.
• Investigators state the aides had retrieved two grenades from Beas in late July, with one used in the August 7 liquor shop blast in SBS Nagar, and an FIR is registered at SSOC Amritsar.
• The update follows recent actions that include foiling an Independence Day plot in Ferozepur with two grenades and a pistol seized, a Rajasthan bust of five operatives including three juveniles, and police describing overlap with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang’s network.