Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh/Amritsar, January 28-
Punjab Police’s SSOC Amritsar has busted a Pak-ISI backed narco terror-module being operated by USA-based Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passian and USA-based notorious drug smuggler Sarwan Bhola with the arrest of its two members for their involvement in lobbying hand-grenade on Gumtala Police Post in Amritsar, said DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
Those arrested have been identified as Bagga Singh of Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar in Sirsa, Haryana and Puskaran Singh alias Sagar of Amarkot in Amritsar. Police teams have also recovered one hand grenade and two sophisticated pistols along with ammunition from their possession.
As per the information, some persons hurled a hand grenade at Gumtala Police Post in Amritsar Commissionerate on January 9 this year. Following the incident, terrorist organisation BKI had used social media platform to claim the responsibility for this terror act.
DGP said that investigations have revealed that arrested accused Bagga Singh is a relative of Sarwan Bhola, who is the brother of notorious smuggler Ranjit Singh alias Cheeta— currently lodged in Bathinda jail in 532 kg heroin recovery case.