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.
Police revealed that Sunil Sharma was spiked with sleeping pills before being fatally bludgeoned on the head with a baseball bat on May 22.
According to information available from various police cases, around 14 incidents involving missing girls, including several minors, were reported between late April and early June.
The development comes after police booked Majithia and his supporters over allegations that they forcibly intervened in an ongoing investigation and secured the release of an accused from police custody.
SSP Sohail Mir said Bikram Singh Majithia was also part of the unlawful gathering that allegedly assembled outside the police station during the incident.
The legal entanglements for the co-accused, identified as middleman Krishnu Sharda, have also intensified significantly with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) initiating a parallel financial investigation.
