Amritsar Police recover IED, foil terror plot near police post

Amritsar Rural Police have recovered a 690-gram improvised explosive device (IED) with an electronic detonator, battery, timer, and iron box, foiling a suspected terror plot targeting a police establishment. The seizure was made on the intervening night of August 15 and 16 during a patrol by Assistant Sub-Inspector Kulbir Singh in the jurisdiction of the Gaggomahal police post. The bomb disposal squad defused the explosive material on the spot.

Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on X that the recovery averted a potential threat to public safety by anti-national elements. India Today and NDTV both report the DGP's statement. Senior Superintendent of Police, Amritsar Rural, Kanwalpreet Singh Chahal said checking points have been set up and government establishments are being closely monitored in the wake of Independence Day.

A case has been registered under the Explosive Substances Act at Ramdas police station. The police said the recovery prevented a planned attack on a police establishment.