Chandigarh: Punjab police have busted five major terrorist modules after arresting 17 terrorists in the last 10 days. The police have also recovered four rifles, including AKs/MP-9/MP-5 and 25 revolvers/pistols from their possession. Apart from this, the police teams have also recovered three hand grenades and one IED.
Punjab (IGP) headquarters Sukhchain Singh Gill said in the last 10 days the police teams have managed to strike a major blow to the terrorist modules being operated by gangsters-turned-terrorists including Lakhbir Singh alias Landa, Harvinder Singh alias Rinda and Arsh Dalla from outside India.
On October 1, Punjab Police busted a module after arresting three operatives of an ISI-backed terror module jointly handled by Canada-based Lakhbir Landa and Pakistan-based Harvinder Rinda after recovering one sophisticated AK-56 assault rifle along with two magazines, 90 live cartridges, and two bullet shells from their possession, he said, adding that earlier on September 28, an operative of Canada-based terrorist Lakhbir Landa gang was arrested from Bihar for his involvement in several heinous crimes pertaining to murder, attempt to murder, assault, robbery, and snatching.
The IGP said the next day, an ISI-backed drone-based Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) terror module being operated by Canada-based terrorist/gangster Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dala was busted with the arrest of its two operatives from the Chamkaur Sahib area. The police have also recovered two illicit weapons from their possession. Two days after, the police arrested one more operative of the same module after recovering three hand grenades and two pistols from his car.
