Overview
- Ludhiana Commissionerate Police arrested 10 alleged operatives in an intelligence-led operation that officials say averted a planned grenade attack.
- Police say the module was tasked to strike a crowded area in Punjab to create unrest.
- Preliminary findings indicate contact with Pakistan-based handlers routed through three Malaysia-based coordinators who arranged pickup and delivery of a grenade.
- At a press conference, Commissioner Swapan Sharma identified the Malaysia-based suspects as Ajay alias Ajay Malaysia, Jass Behbal and Pawandeep, with requests for Red Corner Notices underway.
- Police said the case began with an October 27 arrest in Ludhiana and the recovery of a live Chinese hand grenade, and the network expanded through subsequent arrests as the probe continues.