Chandigarh, Jan 23 (IANS) Amid the heightened security in Punjab to ensure peaceful celebrations of Republic Day, as mandated by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥 (𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐂) of 𝐀𝐦𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐫 has averted an imminent attack on a security establishment being orchestrated by 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐚𝐫 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 (𝐁𝐊𝐈) with the arrest of its 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Friday.

The accused has been identified as Sharanpreet Singh, a resident of Dinewal village in Tarn Taran.

Police teams have also recovered 𝐨𝐧𝐞 P86 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐞, one 9mm Glock pistol along with five cartridges and 65 grams ICE drug from his possession.

DGP Yadav said the preliminary investigations revealed that the accused was working at the behest of foreign-based BKI operatives Nishan Singh alias Nishan Jaurrian, Adeshbir Singh alias Adesh Jamarai, and Simranjit Singh alias Simma Deol, who have been actively involved in orchestrating disruptive activities in Punjab to create terror and panic.

The DGP added that further investigations are ongoing to establish forward and backward linkages in this case.

Sharing operational details, Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) (SSOC), Sukhminder Singh Mann, said in an intel-based operation teams from Amritsar arrested suspect Sharanpreet Singh from the area of Bundala Morh on Amritsar-Tarn Taran highway and recovered one Glock pistol along with ammunition and 65 grams ICE drug from his possession.

During sustained questioning, Sharanpreet Singh disclosed that recently his handlers had arranged delivery of a hand grenade which he concealed at a spot near the church on the Amritsar-Tarn Taran highway, he said, while adding that acting swiftly on the disclosure made by the accused, the police took the accused to the said location and recovered one P86 hand grenade from a spot pointed out by the accused.

The AIG said the probe has revealed that accused Sharanpreet Singh had joined this network through his cousin Simma Deol.

“On their directions, the accused has been transporting consignments of explosives, weapons etc. and handling illegal money,” he added.

–IANS

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