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Punjab Police Seize RPG-22 in Amritsar, Arrest Two Over Suspected ISI-Directed Plot

The intelligence-led arrests triggered a wider probe into a drone-fed supply chain tied to a jailed local intermediary.

Overview

  • Amritsar Rural Police, working with central agencies, detained Mehakdeep Singh and Aditya while they were in transit and recovered an RPG‑22 anti‑tank rocket and its launcher.
  • Police say preliminary findings point to a Pakistan ISI operative who sent the consignment across the border via drone.
  • Investigators cite coordination with Harpreet Singh alias Vicky, lodged in Ferozepur Jail, who is to be brought on a production warrant for questioning.
  • An FIR (No. 331, dated October 21) was lodged at Gharinda police station under the Explosives Substances Act and Section 113 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
  • Officials described the device as intended for a targeted attack and said the 18–19-year-old suspects were lured by money, as teams work to identify the intended recipients.