2 linked with BKI module nabbed in Jalandhar, 2.5 kg IED seized

The counter intelligence (CI) team of Jalandhar has busted a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module with the arrest of its two operatives. The teams have also recovered RDX-based improvised explosive device (IED) weighing nearly 2.5 kg and a remote control from their possession.

The module was being operated by UK-based handlers Nishan Jaurian and Adesh Jamarai, on the directions of BKI mastermind Harwinder Singh, alias Rinda.

Those arrested have been identified as Gurjinder Singh, alias Rinku, a resident of Athwal village in Gurdaspur and Deewan Singh, alias Nikku, a resident of Nikko Saran Kalan in Gurdaspur. Police teams have also impounded their black-coloured Hero Splendor motorcycle, which they were riding.

DGP Gaurav Yadav said both the arrested persons were receiving direct instructions from their UK-based operatives Nishan Jaurian and Adesh Jamarai. Preliminary investigation has revealed that the recovered RDX-based IED was intended for a targeted terror attack, he said.

Sharing operational details, the DGP said following the reliable inputs, teams from CI Jalandhar launched an intelligence operation and apprehended both the suspects from the Guru Nanakpura area in Jalandhar, when they were going to deliver the consignment to another party. 

He said further investigations were on to identify the persons who were supposed to receive the consignment.

Meanwhile, an FIR has been registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Explosive Substances Act at the SSOC police station in Amritsar.