Punjab Police arrest 2 operatives of Babbar Khalsa-backed terror module
On Thursday, the Punjab Police said that they averted possible target killings with the arrest of two members of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI)-backed terror module.
An FIR has been registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Arms Act at the state Special Operation Cell in Amritsar.
The BKI-backed terror module was operated by US-based Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passian, a close aide of Pakistan-based terrorist Harwinder Singh Rinda, along with his associate identified as Shamsher Singh alias Shera, presently based in Armenia.
As per preliminary investigations, Happy Passian was working in connivance with Rinda and Shamsher to radicalize the youth by motivating them to carry out anti-national activities in the state, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said.
The police have recovered two pistols along with four magazines and 30 cartridges.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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