Amritsar, May 1 -- Five members of Pakistan-ISI backed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) were arrested from Amritsar, police said on Wednesday.

Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the accused, having links with foreign-based gangster Jiwan Fauji, were planning to carry out grenade attacks on police establishments in the state. This comes amid a series of grenade attacks that have rocked police establishments, religious places and residences of high-profile persons in Punjab since November last year.

Those arrested have been identified as Naresh Kumar alias Babbu of Haripura, Abhinav Bhagat alias Abhi, Ajay Kumar alias Ajju and Sunny Kumar, all residents of Haripura in Amritsar, and a 17-year-old juvenile. A hand gr...