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Punjab Police busts ISI-backed terror module, arrests operative
Punjab Police arrested a key operative of an ISI-sponsored Babbar Khalsa International terror module in Jalandhar on Monday, recovering an 86-P hand grenade and foiling a planned attack. The operation was a…
The Story in Brief
Punjab Police arrested a key operative of an ISI-sponsored Babbar Khalsa International terror module in Jalandhar on Monday, recovering an 86-P hand grenade and foiling a planned attack. The operation was a joint effort by Counterintelligence Jalandhar and SBS Nagar Police, senior officer Gaurav Yadav said.
According to the preliminary investigation, the accused procured the grenade using a Dead Letter Box near Adampur on instructions from foreign-based handlers. An FIR has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Explosive Substances Act. Police are now investigating the module’s wider network, including local support and forward linkages.
The Indian Opinion
Narratives that paint Punjab as a persistent terror hub ignore the police’s record of pre-emptive strikes. This arrest shows capable intelligence work, not a worsening threat. But the same networks also feed into organised crime, and the line between ideology and profit is often blurred. The question is how many more such Dead Letter Boxes remain active across the state and whether the foreign handlers named in the FIR will ever be formally charged.
Source: indiatoday.in
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