Chandigarh: Punjab police on Saturday claimed to have arrested two members of a narco-terror module being operated by foreign-based handlers, who had also allegedly lobbed a hand-grenade at the Islamabad area police station in Amritsar on December 17, last.
Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, Gaurav Yadav said that those arrested have been identified as Gurjeet Singh, a resident of Amritsar and Baljit Singh, a resident of Tarn Taran. Police teams have also recovered 1.4 kg heroin, one hand grenade and two sophisticated pistols – one 9 mm Zigana and one 9 mm Glock – along with ammunition from their possession.
State Special Operation cell (#SSOC) Amritsar, has busted a narco-terror module which is being operated by controllers from abroad.
Gurjeet Singh r/o Dande, Amritsar Rural & Baljit Singh r/o Chhapa, Tarn Taran have been arrested.
Arrested persons carried out a grenade attack… pic.twitter.com/dPscV0bMit
— DGP Punjab Police (@DGPPunjabPolice) December 28, 2024
The development came in little more than 10 days after the incident reported at Islamabad police station at around 3 am on December 17, 2024. Few hours after the incident, Foreign-based Jeevan Fauji, who is associated with the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), had used the social media platform to claim responsibility for this act of terror.
DGP Yadav said that acting on an intel input that a USA-based hardcore drug smuggler Sandeep Singh alias Seepu is running a smuggling network and getting consignments of drugs and weapons from Pakistan, the teams of State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Amritsar, arrested one associate identified as Gurjeet Singh and recovered 1.4 kg heroin from his possession.
The DGP said that subsequently it was also learnt that Gurjeet along with his accomplice Baljit Singh has also carried out the grenade attack at police station Islamabad on the instructions of a foreign-based person, introduced to him by Sandeep Seepu.
Sharing more details, AIG, SSOC, Amritsar, Sukhminder Singh Mann said that the police teams have also arrested Baljit Singh and during further investigations one hand grenade and two pistols along with ammunition were recovered from the duo.
