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.
The accused, identified as Dildeep Singh alias Deepi, is a resident of Bullepur village in Khanna.
The action against SHO Gurinderjit Singh Nagra came after the case was highlighted during a press briefing by US authorities.
The officer seen in the video has been identified as Harbhajan Singh, who was recently arrested in connection with the case.
Punjab Police and the BSF recovered five pistols, ammunition and 2.44 kg of heroin in separate joint operations in Ferozepur, intensifying efforts to crack down on cross-border drone-based smuggling.
The death of a government school teacher in Punjab's Gurdaspur has triggered a police investigation after colleagues alleged he had expressed distress over the workload linked to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
