Security forces in Jalandhar, Punjab, have dismantled a major Pakistan-backed terror conspiracy, dealing a significant blow to cross-border subversive networks. The entire operation was reportedly orchestrated by handlers operating from foreign soil. Law enforcement agencies managed to apprehend one primary suspect in connection with the case. During the operation, authorities recovered a massive cache of 86 hand grenades from the possession of the arrested individual. Preliminary findings indicate that the suspect retrieved these explosive devices from a dead letter box or designated drop location, instructions for which were directly provided by a handler based abroad. Investigators are currently probing the wider network to uncover all associated operatives and logistics.
The successful operation was executed through a joint effort by the Jalandhar Counter Intelligence unit and the Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar Police. Through this coordinated mission, authorities successfully unraveled an ISI-backed Babbar Khalsa International terror module, which was being directed and managed by handlers stationed overseas.
Unearthing the Full Terror Web
Police arrested a key operative and seized 86-P hand grenades during the crackdown. Initial investigations revealed that the detained suspect collected the explosives from a dead letter box near Adampur in Jalandhar, acting on explicit instructions from his foreign-based handlers. Further investigations are underway to dismantle the entire terror apparatus, which includes identifying foreign handlers, local support networks, and tracing both forward and backward linkages.
Detailing the breakthrough, the Director General of Police of Punjab posted on X that in a major blow to cross-border terror networks, Counter Intelligence Jalandhar, in a joint operation with SBS Nagar Police, busted an ISI-sponsored BKI terror module run by foreign-based handlers with the arrest of a key operative and foiled a planned strike by recovering 86-P hand grenades. Preliminary investigations show the arrested accused allegedly procured the grenades from a DLB near Adampur, Jalandhar, on the directions of foreign-based handlers. An FIR has been registered under relevant sections of the BNS and the Explosives Substances Act at PS Sadar Nawanshahr, SBS Nagar, and further investigations are underway to expose the complete network.
