Overview

• Counter Intelligence Jalandhar apprehended Gurjinder Singh and Diwan Singh and recovered a 2.5 kg RDX-based IED with a remote control.
• DGP Gaurav Yadav named UK-based handlers Nishan Jaurian and Adesh Jamarai as directing the module on instructions from BKI figure Harwinder Singh Rinda.
• Preliminary findings indicate the explosive device was intended for a targeted terror attack.
• An FIR was registered at PS SSOC, Amritsar under sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Explosive Substances Act.
• In a separate CI Amritsar operation, police arrested Gurjant Singh and Gurvel Singh and seized 2.5 kg heroin and five pistols that officials said were destined for gangsters.