The three ‘terrorists’ believed to be responsible for the grenade attack on a police station in Gurdaspur were identified as Gurvinder Singh, Birendra Singh alias Ravi and Jaspreet Singh alias Pratap Singh.
Uttar Pradesh Police and Punjab Police successfully conducted a joint operation, which led to the encounter of three members of the Pakistan-sponsored Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) terrorist module. During the operation in Puranpur area of Pilibhit district, the suspects opened fire on the police team.
The three ‘terrorists’ believed to be responsible for the grenade attack on a police station in Gurdaspur were identified as Gurvinder Singh, Birendra Singh alias Ravi and Jaspreet Singh alias Pratap Singh.
Director General of Police, Punjab, Gaurav Yadav confirmed the ‘breakthrough’ in a post on X, “#In major success against Pakistan-sponsored Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) terrorist module, UP Police and joint operation. Punjab Police led encounter with three module members who fired at police party is.” Yadav said a terrorist module was involved in the grenade attacks on police installations in border areas of Punjab.
In a major breakthrough against the #Pak-sponsored Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) terrorist module, a joint operation by UP Police and Punjab Police has engaged three module members who fired at a police party. This terrorist module is involved in grenade attacks… — DGP Punjab Police (@DGPPunjabPolice) December 23, 2024
The encounter took place within the jurisdiction of Puranpur Police Station, Pilibhit and joint police teams from Pilibhit and Punjab were involved. Three suspects were reportedly involved in a grenade attack on a police station in Gurdaspur. After the clash, the injured were taken to Community Health Center (CHC) in Puranpur for immediate treatment.
The investigation into the terror module continues, with authorities working to uncover more details about the group’s operations. Further, according to the Punjab DGP, during the operation, the police recovered two AK rifles and two Glock pistols, which are believed to have been used in the attack.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, two gangsters were arrested, and four magazines and 14 cartridges were recovered when Punjab Police’s counter-intelligence team busted a large gangster module in Pathankot. Punjab DGP confirmed the arrest on Saturday. The arrested persons have been identified as Sunil Kumar alias Ashu, a resident of Rawal in Batala and Dilpreet Singh alias Dil, a resident of Raimal in Batala.
Accused Sunil alias Ashu has a criminal history including cases under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act. He was released on bail from Gurdaspur Jail on 27 February 2024. Yadav said that from the preliminary investigation, the accused received the arms consignment from Ajnala area of Amritsar on the instructions of their handlers and instructed them to deliver it to an unknown party.
Further investigations are underway to trace the source of the weapons and identify additional suspects involved in the network. Sharing details of the operation, AIG CI Pathankot, Sukhminder Singh Mann said that a tip-off was received that accused Sunil Kumar and Dilpreet Singh were in touch with unknown gangsters and had recently received a consignment of arms and ammunition. Based on the information, the team of CI Pathankot laid a trap and seized arms and ammunition from them and arrested both the accused.
He added that efforts are on to track the previous consignments seized and delivered by the accused. An FIR (No. 71 dated 21.12.2024) has been registered under Section 25 and Section 61 (2) of the Arms Act in this regard. Indian Judicial Code (BNS) Police Station State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) at Amritsar. It is mentioned in the statement that those arrested will be submitted to the court and the deadline will be extended.
(This story was not edited by DNA staff and was published by ANI)