Intelligence inputs reveal Khalistani terrorists behind Ludhiana court bomb blast

Intelligence agencies have got strong inputs regarding the involvement of Khalistani terrorists backed by Pakistan's ISI in the planning and execution of the Ludhiana court bomb blast. A senior officer said that after the Red Fort incident, intelligence agencies were on their toes in Punjab to keep a close watch on Khalistan forces trying to revive their movement. Also Read | Punjab on alert as Ludhiana court blast kills one, injures 5 The handlers based in Pakistan were giving instructions to their on-ground workers to execute terror activities in Punjab. Many of such attempts were foiled in a joint operation with state police, he added. Also read | ‘Rail roko’ agitation by Punjab farmers affects movement of 400 trains "We got specific inputs regarding locals gangs have been hired and radicalized to revive Khalistan movement that was backed by Pakistan's ISI. We shared these inputs with local police and an operation to conducted across the state to prepare a list of criminals out on bail or absconding. The recoveries made in the last few months were just tip of an iceberg," said a senior police officer. He added that the incident of grenade blast near the gate of the Army cantonment in Pathankot in November was also a terror activity executed by local criminals.

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Terming the Ludhiana bomb blast incident as the most shocking and dastardly act, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi says that forces inimical to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere in the state would never succeed in their nefarious designs with a sole motive to destabilize the state.

- Government of Punjab (@PunjabGovtIndia) 23 Dec 2021

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Shocked by news of blast at Ludhiana dist court where 2 people lost their lives & several injured. May Guru Sahib grant peace to departed souls & fast recovery to injured. Punjab govt must focus on law & order instead of political vendetta to ensure peace & communal harmony in State.

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- Sukhbir Singh Badal (@sukhbir_singh_badal) 23 Dec 2021

"This year around 42 drone sightings of unmanned aerial vehicles near Punjab were reported and many more remained unreported. The explosives and small arms were dropped using the drone from Pakistan side will be used to destabilize peace in the state," said a senior officer. In the last five months, Punjab Police has recovered seven tiffin bombs and more than 10 hand grenades from bordering towns. -PTC News