BATALA, May 21 -- Six persons belonging to Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) backed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module were arrested in Batala on Tuesday, Punjab director general of police Gaurav Yadav said.

According to Batala police, the module was being operated by foreign-based handlers Maninder Billa and Mannu Agwan on the directions of terrorist Harwinder Singh Rinda and the six accused were involved in lobbing a grenade outside a liquor vend in Batala.

"The grenade didn't explode due to faulty assembly," the DGP said.

Those arrested are all from Batala and have been identified as Jatin Kumar alias Rohan, Barinder Singh alias Sajan, Abraham alias Rohit and Sunil Kumar, all residents of Shukarpura, Rahul Mas...