Four hand grenades, IED recovered in Batala, one arrested
BATALA, Aug. 26 -- The Batala police on Monday unearthed a Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence-backed terror module with the arrest of one person and seized four hand grenades, one RDX-based improvised explosive device (IED), and communication equipment, director general of police Gaurav Yadav said here on Monday.
The DGP said that one accused, identified as Ravinder Pal Singh alias Ravi of Puriya Kala village, has been arrested. "Another accused has been identified and police teams are on a manhunt to apprehend him," he said, adding that the investigation is ongoing to expose the entire cross-border conspiracy.
Four hand grenades (SPL HGR-84, also known as Arges HG-84) and one RDX-based improvised explosive device (IED), weighing nearly 2kg, packed in a black metallic box, were found concealed in bushes near the road leading towards Amritsar, the DGP added.
Additionally, police teams have recovered a Baofeng dual-band FM transceiver set, a D-shaped headset commonly used with walkie-talkies, and other related accessories.
Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the consignment was placed on the directions of UK-based BKI terrorist Nishan Singh, acting under the instructions of Harvinder Singh Rinda, who is backed by ISI. HTC...
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