# Chandigarh police bust BKI terror module, nab three with IED tiffin box 2026-08-24T08:10:13+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Chandigarh police on Sunday arrested three men linked to the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror outfit and seized an improvised explosive device hidden inside a tiffin box, along with several firearms. The arrests were made near the Chandigarh bus stand. Officials said the module was planning a major attack in the city. The three suspects have been identified as associates of BKI, a pro-Khalistani group that police said operates with support from Pakistan's ISI. The police recovered the IED, two pistols, and ammunition from the suspects. A case has been registered and investigations are ongoing to determine if more members of the module are still at large. ## Indian Opinion Analysis BKI had been dormant in the tricity area for nearly a decade, and this bust reveals a shift from lone-wolf attacks to organised modules coordinating logistics across Punjab and Haryana. The IED-packed tiffin box matches the signature of an earlier 2021 Ludhiana court blast that killed one person. All three arrested are believed to be operating on direction from handlers in Pakistan, reopening concerns about cross-border smuggling routes through the border belt. The next trigger point will be how much explosives and ammunition the police recover during the ongoing searches of their safe houses across Mohali and Zirakpur. ## Coverage - indiatvnews.com Led with detailed description of seized weapons and gave police account without opposition comment This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Babbar Khalsa International, Chandigarh police, ISI Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/chandigarh-police-bust-bki-terror-module-nab-three-with-ied-tiffin-box/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/chandigarh-police-bust-bki-terror-module-nab-three-with-ied-tiffin-box/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/