Chandigarh, Nov 11
Punjab Police’s Special Operation Cell in Amritsar in a joint operation with Counter Intelligence (CI) of Pathankot arrested two more individuals associated with a gangster-terror module operating across multiple districts, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
DGP Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed the accused were working at the behest of their UK-based handler, who had arranged the weapon and had tasked them to conduct recce of specific targets in Gurdaspur, Batala and Amritsar areas.
More arrests and recoveries are likely in coming days. In this regard, a case had been registered under Section 25 of the Arms Act, Section 61 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Explosives Act in Amritsar.