Ludhiana court blast Intelligence inputs reveal Pak-backed Khalistani terrorists behind Ludhiana court blast

Intelligence businesses have gotten sturdy inputs relating to the involvement of a Khalistan-supported group backed by Pakistan’s ISI within the planning and execution of the Ludhiana courtroom blast. A senior officer stated that after the Pink Fort incident, intelligence businesses had been on their toes in Punjab to maintain a detailed watch on Khalistan forces attempting to revive their motion.

The handlers based mostly in Pakistan had been giving directions to their on floor employees to execute terror actions in Punjab. A lot of such makes an attempt had been foiled in a joint operation with state police, he added.

“We acquired particular inputs relating to locals gangs have been employed and radicalized to revive Khalistan motion that was backed by Pakistan’s ISI. We shared these inputs with native police and an operation to performed throughout the state to arrange a listing of criminals out on bail or absconding. The recoveries made in the previous couple of months had been simply tip of an iceberg,” stated a senior police officer.

He added that the incident of grenade blast close to the gate of the Military cantonment in Pathankot in November was additionally a terror exercise executed by native criminals.

“This yr round 42 drone sightings of unmanned aerial automobiles close to Punjab had been reported and lots of extra remained unreported. The explosives and small arms had been dropped utilizing the drone from Pakistan facet might be used to destabilize peace within the state,” stated a senior officer.

Within the final 5 months, Punjab Police has recovered seven tiffin bombs and greater than 10 hand grenades from bordering cities.

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In August this yr, Punjab Police had arrested Gurmukh Singh, son of the nephew of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and recovered an enormous quantity of explosives from his possession. Within the investigation, it was discovered that he was getting logistic help from Pakistan’s ISI and by different Pakistan-based pro-Khalistan terrorist teams to hold out a number of terror assaults in Punjab in its ongoing efforts to revive militancy earlier than state elections.

(With ANI inputs)

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