Chandigarh, May 6
In a major breakthrough against ISI-backed cross-border terror networks, Punjab Police in a joint operation with the central agency recovered a cache of terrorist hardware in an intelligence-led operation in the forested area near Tibba Nangal-Kular road in SBS Nagar district, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Tuesday.
The recovery included two rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), two improvised explosive devices (IEDs), five P-86 hand grenades and one wireless communication set.
DGP Yadav said preliminary probe indicated a coordinated operation by Pakistan’s ISI and allied terror outfits to revive sleeper cells in Punjab.
A first information report (FIR) under relevant provisions of law has been registered at the State Special Operation Cell police station in Amritsar.
"An FIR under relevant provisions of law has been registered at PS State Special Operation Cell (#SSOC) Amritsar. @PunjabPoliceInd remains committed to safeguarding national security and dismantling terror infrastructure in the state," the DGP wrote on X handle.
Earlier, in a significant counter-espionage operation, Amritsar Rural Police on Sunday arrested two people for their alleged role in leaking sensitive information and photographs of Army cantonment areas and air bases in Amritsar.