Now Reading: Amritsar police bust ISI-backed module plotting Jantar Mantar attack
-
01
Amritsar police bust ISI-backed module plotting Jantar Mantar attack
Punjab Police have busted two alleged ISI-backed terror modules in Amritsar and arrested nine people, including four juveniles. Officials said one module had planned to attack Delhi’s Jantar Mantar during recent student…
The Story in Brief
Punjab Police have busted two alleged ISI-backed terror modules in Amritsar and arrested nine people, including four juveniles. Officials said one module had planned to attack Delhi’s Jantar Mantar during recent student protests, and members had travelled there with logistical support and materials to make petrol bombs. Amritsar commissioner of police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said an ISI-backed handler arranged the support.
Police recovered four petrol bombs, three illegal pistols, nine live cartridges, and a stolen motorcycle. The accused were also tasked with surveillance of security installations and filming videos for their handlers. Investigators are probing a wider network and tracing financial transactions. A CCTV camera installed near railway tracks is among the evidence handed over to the Government Railway Police.
The Indian Opinion
Every terror-bust press conference is a chance to test the state’s evidence. Here, police say the module was given materials to make petrol bombs for the Jantar Mantar protest, yet no explosion occurred and the accused were not caught at the site. The claim that juveniles were 'lured' is a familiar script, but the arrest of six named adults with country-made pistols and a stolen motorcycle is concrete. The real test is whether the courts find a direct link to any ISI handler or merely a local crime ring using the label.
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com, indiatoday.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
