Overview
- Police at a checkpoint in Jogowal Bedia village intercepted two men on a motorcycle and found bags filled with explosive material.
- The suspects were identified as Akash Masih and Jablaun from Dulla Nangal in Gurdaspur, and police said both have prior criminal records.
- Recovered items included five hand grenades, two special detonators, and an IED kit with a 1 kg charge packed with nails, a timer, a 9V battery, a Baofeng walkie-talkie, and a trigger mechanism.
- Bomb-disposal and forensic teams defused the devices at the scene, and an FIR was registered at Kalanaur police station under the Explosive Substances Act.
- The DGP said Amritsar Rural Police, Gurdaspur Police, the State Special Operation Cell in Amritsar, and central agencies led the operation, as investigators examine alleged ISI-linked foreign handlers and local networks.