On Saturday, Punjab Police announced the busting of a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror module and the arrest of two Jammu and Kashmir residents.
The operation was conducted by the State Special Operation Cell-Amritsar police along with a central agency, according to Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav.
“In a major breakthrough, State Special Operation Cell -Amritsar in a joint operation with a central agency busted a LeT module and arrested two persons who are residents of Jammu and Kashmir,” Yadav posted on Twitter.
Police seized two improvised explosive devices, two hand grenades, a pistol, two magazines, 24 cartridges, a timer switch, eight detonators, and four batteries from the accused.
Yadav described the arrests as a “major blow to terror module attempting to disturb peace in Punjab.”
The arrests come at a time when Punjab is on high alert over the threat of terrorism ahead of the Independence Day celebrations.
