major Terror Threat Averted In Punjab; Two Held With Two Hand-grenades

Mar18,2026 | Parvinder Jit Singh | Bathinda

*— RECOVERED GRENADES WERE PART OF ILLEGAL SUPPLY-CHAIN LINKED TO CROSS-BORDER ELEMENTS: DGP GAURAV YADAV*

*— POLICE TEAMS THWARTED AN UNTOWARD INCIDENT AND NEUTRALISED A POTENTIAL THREAT: AIG CI AVNEET SIDHU*

CHANDIGARH/BATHINDA, March 18:

In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) Bathinda has averted a major terror threat with the arrest of two accused persons and recovered two hand grenades from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.

Those arrested have been identified as Buta Singh alias Gurpreet Singh alias Gopu, a resident of Gillwali in Ferozepur and Harmander Singh alias Nikka, a resident of Mothawali in Moga.

DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the recovered grenades were part of an illegal supply-chain linked to cross-border elements, intended to disrupt peace and public safety in the border state.

The DGP said that further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages and identify other associates involved in this module.

Sharing operational details, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) CI Bathinda Avneet Kaur Sidhu said that police teams had received a reliable input that two operatives linked to terror module have retrieved hand grenades. Acting swiftly on intelligence input, CI Bathinda launched intelligence led operation and apprehended both the suspects from Moga-Ferozepur Road and recovered two hand grenades from their possession, she said.

The AIG said that the swift action by Counter Intelligence teams thwarted an untoward incident and neutralised a potential threat.

In this regard, a case FIR no. 06 dated 17.03.2026 has been registered under sections 3, 4, and 5 of the Explosives Act at Police Station State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) Fazilka.

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