All 8 blast incidents targeting police installations solved: Punjab DGP Yadav
Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav on Monday said all eight bomb blast incidents targeting police installations had been solved.
He said 14 accused belonging to the Babbar Khalsa Inernational (BKI) and Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) had been arrested.
“We have thwarted the new conspiracy by Pakistan’s ISI and terrorist groups to disturb law and order in Punjab,” Yadav announced in a video message on social media.
He said five terrorist modules, having handlers in the US, Canada and Europe besides in Pakistan were responsible for the eight blasts in which grenades and RDX were used.
“Three of these modules belong to the BKI while two to the KZF. Two AK-47 rifles, five grenades, two Glock pistols and 1.04 kg of heroin were recovered from them,” he added.
The DGP asked the public to be alert against such conspiracies.
Blast incidents, 2024
Nov 23: Ajnala police station. An Improvised Explosive Device weighing about 1.5 kg was planted.
Nov 29: Gurbaksh Nagar, Amritsar. An explosion occurred near the abandoned police check post at 11 pm.
Dec 2: Ansaro police post, Nawanshahr. A grenade attack was reported, but the grenade did not detonate and was defused.
Dec 4: Majitha police station, Amritsar. A powerful grenade blast shattered windows at the police station.
Dec 13: Ghania Ke Bangar police station, Batala. A grenade was allegedly thrown near the entrance of the police station, but it did not explode.
Dec 17: Islamabad police station, Amritsar. A powerful explosion occurred near the police station at 3 am, shaking nearby homes. BKI module and gangster Jeevan Fauji involved.
Dec 18: Bakshiwala police check post, Kalanaur, Gurdaspur. Grenade blast.
Dec 20: Wadala Bangar police check post, Kalanaur, Gurdaspur. Grenade blast.
Salient points
*Eight blasts in a month in Punjab in which RDX and Arges grenades supplied from Pakistan via drones were used.
*Austrian-made Arges grenades were used in 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts and 2001 Indian Parliament attack and have been used and recovered during terrorism days in Punjab. After that, Chinese-made grenades were smuggled more though the Arges were recovered off and on. The grenades used in recent blasts seem to be from the old army stock of Pakistan, say Punjab Police.
*This grenade was used in the Sector 10, Chandigarh, blast.
*Police chowkis and police check posts targeted. Six police chowkis are functional while two police posts used for laying barricades on roads were abandoned.
*Pakistan ISI’s stamp on the blasts.
*Pakistan-based terror organisations BKI led by Harvinder Rinda and KZF led by Ranjit Singh Neeta conspirators.
*These terror groups use Punjab gangsters and drug smugglers for luring youth into carrying out strikes.
*Foreign-based Happy Passian, Happy Jat, Gopi Ghanshampuria, Jeewan Fauji and Gurdev Jassal involved.
