Drone used by Khalistan terror outfit recovered near Attari

Charanjit Singh Teja
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, September 27

Based on a tip-off from arrested members of terror module Khalistan Zindabaad Force (KZF), the state special operation cell (SSOC) on Friday recovered a drone from Mahawa village near Attari on the Indo-Pak border here. 

A team—along with two KZF members Akashdeep and Subhdeep—visited Mahawa on Friday morning. The SSOC officials claimed that the duo had hid the drone in the bushes on the defense drain near the village.

“During investigation, the arrested persons confessed that they hid the drone at Mahawa.The same drone had been used for carrying a consignment of arms, ammunition and explosives from Pakistan,” said a SSOC official.

On Thursday police had nabbed Shubhdeep Singh alias Shubh. Earlier, the police arrested Akashdeep, Balwant Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Baba Balbir Singh, Mann Singh and Gurdev Singh in the case.

The police have nabbed seven members of the terror module till now.