Overview

• Punjab Police arrested six operatives of the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) in Batala, Punjab, following a failed grenade attack on a liquor vend.
• The module was directed by Portugal-based Maninder Billa and Mannu Agwan, who recently assumed operational leadership after the U.S. arrest of Happy Passian.
• Lead operative Jatin Kumar was injured in a retaliatory police shootout and is receiving treatment at the Civil Hospital in Batala.
• A .30 bore pistol was recovered, and an FIR was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
• The operation is part of ongoing efforts to dismantle ISI-supported terror networks targeting Punjab, coordinated by foreign handlers.