Chandigarh, Aug 12
Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Tuesday that in a major breakthrough against Pakistan's ISI-backed terror network, Punjab Police's Counter Intelligence (CI) Jalandhar, in a joint operation with SBS Nagar Police, have busted a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module with the arrest of five operatives, including three juveniles, from Rajasthan.
The module was being operated by foreign-based handlers Mannu Agwan, Gopi Nawanshehria and Zeeshan Akhtar on the directions of Pakistan-based BKI operative Harwinder Singh, alias Rinda.
Those arrested have been identified as Ritik Naroliya, a resident of Didawata village in Jaipur, Sonu Kumar of Kala Sanghian village in Kapurthala and three juveniles.
This module had carried out a grenade attack at liquor store in SBS Nagar on August 7.
Sharing more details, Assistant Inspector General (Jalandhar), Navjot Mahal, said in an intelligence-led operation that all the five accused were arrested from the areas of Tonk and Jaipur districts of Rajasthan.
He added that during a follow-up recovery operation, accused Sonu attempted to open fire at the police party.
In self-defence, the police party retaliated, resulting in a bullet injury to Sonu, who was hospitalised.