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Punjab CTD Arrests 49 in Raids Across Cities, Cites Seizures From Alleged RAW Agent

CTD says the raids were intelligence-led to pre-empt planned attacks.

Overview

  • CTD says detainees were picked up in intelligence-based operations across Lahore, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Toba Tek Singh, Hafizabad, Chakwal, Gujranwala, Dera Ghazi Khan and Faisalabad.
  • Officials report an alleged Indian RAW operative was among those held, with explosives, weapons, bomb-making parts, suicide-jacket components and sensitive building blueprints recovered.
  • Punjab police said the arrestees are linked to the banned TTP, with 44 cases registered as further inquiries continue.
  • CTD detailed seizures including 16,480 grams of explosives, two hand grenades, 36 detonators, 58 feet of safety fuse wire, six IEDs and prohibited literature.
  • Over the past month, CTD says it carried out 6,131 combing operations that detained 599 suspects and questioned 243,546 people, and the agency urged public vigilance as operations continue.