Explosion in oil tanker: 4 terror suspects sent to 4-day police remand

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, September 16

Three out of four terrorists arrested by the Punjab Police on Wednesday were produced before the Ajnala court, which sent them to four-day police remand on Thursday.

Rubal Singh was produced in the court on Wednesday, while Vicky Bhutti, Malkeet Singh and Gurpreet Singh, were produced on Thursday.

The state government had ordered high alert in the state following their arrest and had claimed to bust fourth ISI- backed terror module in Punjab in the last 40 days.

A Pakistani intelligence officer identified as Qasim, besides International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) chief Lakhbir Singh Rode have been booked by the Punjab Police.

Sources said Bhutti was in contact with Qasim and Rode for the last two years. He was a sleeper cell who linked all other suspects with him to carry out nefarious activities in Punjab.

On August 8, the Ajnala police had received information that an oil tanker parked at Sharma Filling Station located on Amritsar-Ajnala Road had caught fire.

Analysis of the CCTV footage showed that four unidentified persons had stayed at the petrol station for a few minutes before heading towards Amritsar at 11 pm.

The suspects came back at 11:19 pm and placed some suspicious material on fuel tank of the oil tanker before fleeing.

At 11:29 pm, two of the suspects reached the petrol station again and within a minute, there was an explosion.

Sources said explosive material or weapons were smuggled through Indo-Pak border a few days ago. The police have been trying to identify those who retrieved the consignment.

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