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Punjab Police Foil Bishnoi-Linked Plot After Shootout, Haryana STF Defuses Grenades and IED

Police say the suspects acted on orders from overseas handler Goldy Dhillon, prompting a wider probe into explosives recovered in Haryana.

Overview

  • Four operatives were arrested near the Dera BassiAmbala highway after they opened fire on AGTF and SAS Nagar police, with two suspects injured during the exchange.
  • Seven .32-calibre pistols and 70 live cartridges were seized, and an FIR was registered at Dera Bassi under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act.
  • Those held were identified as Harvinder Singh alias Bhola/Honey, Lakhwinder Singh, Mohammad Samir and Rohit Sharma, all from Rajpura in Patiala, with prior criminal records.
  • Haryana STF arrested Amar Singh alias Muchh in Karnal and, following his disclosure, recovered and safely defused two hand grenades and an IED near NH-44; a Glock pistol was also seized.
  • Investigators are mapping forward and backward linkages across jurisdictions, with STF officials indicating UAPA sections will be added in the Karnal explosives case.