Punjab Police bust alleged terror module, foil train attack plot; 17 arrested, UK-based handler under scanner
Police said the investigation indicated that members of the network had allegedly planned to plant an IED on the Ferozepur-Jammu train.
Police said the investigation indicated that members of the network had allegedly planned to plant an IED on the Ferozepur-Jammu train.
Preliminary investigation suggests the accused were linked to foreign-based smugglers who allegedly supplied heroin and illegal firearms for distribution among criminal networks in Punjab and beyond.
The investigation began during Operation Hardball, a joint anti-gang crackdown by the FBI and Canadian authorities, which uncovered alleged links between a serving Punjab Police officer and overseas gang networks.
The rescue operation began after Punjab Police constable Diksha, who was on duty at a nearby checkpoint, noticed the woman being swept away by the current and immediately raised an alarm.
The shooting took place late Monday evening when two motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at Dalveer Singh when he was driving home from his shop.
In a significant administrative reshuffle in the Punjab Police, the Sharad Satya Chauhan government on Monday transferred six senior police officers with immediate effect.
DGP Gaurav Yadav, while addressing a press conference here, said that with these latest arrests, all seven accused involved in the case are now in police custody.
CM Mann announced plans to integrate Artificial Intelligence into policing and confirmed the ongoing recruitment of over 5,000 personnel to further bolster the force.
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign, launched under the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, entered its 62nd day on Monday, the Punjab Police conducted 447 raids at identified and mapped locations linked to associates of gangsters across the state.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Buta Singh alias Gurpreet Singh alias Gopu, a resident of Gillwali in Ferozepur, and Harmander Singh alias Nikka, a resident of Mothawali in Moga.
