Punjab Police bust terror module ahead of Independence Day, 5 arrested
Punjab, August 14: Punjab Police arrested five people on Monday, ahead of Independence Day, who were allegedly planning to commit targeted killings across the state, according to police.
According to Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav, the accused are operatives of Pakistan-based Harvinder Rinda and US-based Goldy Brar.
Two foreign-made pistols were also seized, according to the DGP.
"In a major breakthrough, @PunjabPoliceInd has busted a terror module in a joint operation with central agency and thwarted designs to disturb peace and harmony in Punjab," said Punjab DGP on X.
"Five operatives of #Pakistan based Harvinder Rinda & #USA based Goldy Brar arrested with weapons in an intelligence-based operation of Counter-Intelligence. They were planning to commit targeted killings in #Punjab," another tweet read.
"Preliminary investigations have revealed that apart from the weapons consignments, the accused have been receiving financial aid from the United States. Two foreign-made pistols were seized. Further investigations are being carried out to unearth the entire terror network."
According to the DGP, a case has been filed against them in Amritsar under relevant provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
On August 13, police busted a terror module by arresting three Tarn Taran residents and recovering three pistols from them.
- With inputs from agencies
