AHEAD OF R-DAY, BKI OPERATIVE HELD WITH HAND GRENADE, GLOCK PISTOL FROM AMRITSAR  

AHEAD OF R-DAY, BKI OPERATIVE HELD WITH HAND GRENADE, GLOCK PISTOL FROM AMRITSAR

*— IMMINENT ATTACK ON A SECURITY ESTABLISHMENT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY AVERTED: DGP GAURAV YADAV*

*— ARRESTED ACCUSED SHARANPREET SINGH JOINED THIS NETWORK THROUGH HIS COUSIN SIMMA DEOL: AIG SSOC SUKHMINDER MANN*

CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, January 23:

Amidst the heightened security in the state to ensure peaceful celebrations of Republic Day as mandated by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥 (𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐂) , 𝐀𝐦𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐫 has averted an imminent attack on a security establishment being orchestrated by 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐢s𝐭 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐚𝐫 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 (𝐁𝐊𝐈) with the arrest of its 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.

The arrested accused has been identified as Sharanpreet Singh, a resident of village Dinewal in Tarn Taran. Police teams have also recovered 𝐨𝐧𝐞 P86 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐞, one 9MM Glock pistol along with five live cartridges and 65 grams ICE drug from his possession.

DGP Gaurav Yadav said that the preliminary investigations revealed that the arrested accused was working at the behest of foreign-based BKI operatives Nishan Singh alias Nishan Jaurrian, Adeshbir Singh alias Adesh Jamarai and Simranjit Singh alias Simma Deol, who have been actively involved in orchestrating disruptive activities in Punjab to create terror and panic.

The DGP said that further investigations are ongoing to establish forward and backward linkages in this case.

Sharing operational details, AIG SSOC Amritsar Sukhminder Singh Mann said that in an intel-based operation, teams from SSOC Amritsar arrested suspect Sharanpreet Singh from the area of Bundala Morh on Amritsar-Tarn Taran highway and recovered one Glock pistol along with ammunition and 65 grams ICE drug from his possession.

During sustained interrogation, Sharanpreet Singh disclosed that recently, his handlers had arranged delivery of a hand grenade which he concealed at a spot near Church on Amritsar-Tarn Taran highway, he said, while adding that acting swiftly on the disclosure made by the accused, the team of SSOC Amritsar took the accused to the said location and recovered one P86 hand grenade from a spot pointed out by the accused.

The AIG said that the probe has revealed that accused Sharanpreet Singh had joined this network through his cousin Simma Deol. On their directions, the accused has been transporting consignments of explosives, weapons etc. and handling illegal money, he added.

In this regard, initially a case FIR No. 02 dated 21.01.2026 was registered under section 22 of the NDPS Act, section 25 of the Arms Act and section 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Police Station SSOC Amritsar, while, relevant sections of the Explosives Act were added after recovery of the grenade.