Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav announced on Monday that all eight bomb blast incidents that targeted the police installations in the state have been solved, and at least fourteen arrests have been made regarding the same.
Fourteen individuals, linked to the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF), have been arrested in connection with the blasts, said the DGP.
In a video message on social media, DGP Yadav revealed that five terrorist modules, with handlers in Pakistan, the US, Canada, and Europe, were behind the attacks. These modules, three linked to BKI and two to KZF, used grenades and RDX in the bombings. Authorities recovered two AK-47 rifles, five grenades, two Glock pistols, and 1.04 kg of heroin from the arrested suspects.
"We have thwarted the new conspiracy by Pakistan’s ISI and terrorist groups to disturb law and order in Punjab", said the DGP.
Information of blasts that took place since November in the state:
- November 23: A bomb was planted at Ajnala police station, involving an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing 1.5 kg.
- November 29: A blast occurred near an abandoned police check post in Gurbaksh Nagar, Amritsar, at 11 pm.
- December 2: A grenade was thrown at Ansaro police post in Nawanshahr, but it failed to detonate and was later defused.
- December 4: A powerful grenade blast shattered windows at Majitha police station, Amritsar.
- December 13: A grenade was thrown near Ghania Ke Bangar police station, Batala, but it did not explode.
- December 17: A powerful explosion occurred at Islamabad police station, Amritsar, at 3 am, shaking nearby homes. A BKI module and gangster Jeevan Fauji were involved.
- December 18: A grenade blast occurred at Bakshiwala police check post in Kalanaur, Gurdaspur.
- December 20: Another grenade blast occurred at Wadala Bangar police check post in Kalanaur, Gurdaspur.
The DGP further has asked the public to be aware of such conspiracies.
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