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Punjab Police Arrest Two in Amritsar, Seize RPG Allegedly Meant for Targeted Attack

An FIR has opened a probe into alleged cross-border links to Pakistan’s ISI.

Overview

  • Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said Amritsar rural police, working with central agencies, detained Mehakdeep Singh (Mehak) and Aditya (Adhi) and recovered a rocket-propelled grenade.
  • The DGP stated the RPG was intended for a targeted terror attack, with the recovery made during an intelligence-based operation.
  • Preliminary findings indicate the accused were in touch with a Pakistan-based ISI operative who sent the weapon and with Harpreet Singh (Vicky), currently lodged in Ferozepur Jail.
  • An FIR was registered at Gharinda police station in Amritsar, and investigators are working to identify the wider network behind the alleged plot.
  • Parallel BSF-led searches on October 18 recovered 602g of heroin in Ferozepur, 3.6kg of ICE packaged like a drone drop near Bhaini Rajputana, and a pistol near Roranwala Khurd, which officials link to broader transnational smuggling and terror activity.