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Punjab Police Bust ISI-Linked Grenade Module as Wider Crackdown Nets Gang Suspects

Investigators trace the Ludhiana plot to Pakistan-based handlers using Malaysia intermediaries, prompting moves for Red Corner Notices.

Overview

  • Ludhiana Commissionerate Police arrested 10 accused in an alleged ISI-backed grenade plot and recovered an 86P Chinese hand grenade along with a black kit and gloves.
  • Police identified Malaysia-based masterminds Ajay alias “Ajay Malaysia,” Jass Behbal and Pawandeep, and said Red Corner Notices are being pursued against them.
  • An FIR in the Ludhiana case cites the Explosives Act and Section 113 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, with relevant UAPA provisions added as the probe widens.
  • In a separate Nov 12 operation near Ghaggar bridge on the AmbalaDera Bassi highway, AGTF and SAS Nagar Police apprehended Sharanjit Singh and Aman Kumar after an exchange of fire, seizing two .32 pistols and 10 cartridges.
  • Police said the two Bishnoi-linked suspects were wanted in a Rajpura shooting and tasked to target a businessman, while additional AGTF actions in Batala and Amritsar led to arrests of Jaggu Bhagwanpuria associates and recovery of foreign-made pistols.