Chandigarh, Oct. 25 -- In a major operation aimed at maintaining peace and security in Punjab, the State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) Amritsar has arrested a key operative linked to an international terror module and seized two powerful Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and a .30 bore pistol with ammunition, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said today.
The arrested individual, identified as Manpreet Singh alias Tiddi, a resident of Kotla Tarkhana village in Amritsar, was allegedly acting under instructions from handlers based in Armenia, the United Kingdom, and Germany, who in turn were connected to a Pakistan-based mastermind of a banned terrorist outfit.
According to DGP Yadav, both IEDs weighed approximately 2.5 ...