Republic Day terror attack foiled: Khalistani outfit Babbar Khalsa module busted, 2.5 kg RDX, weapons recovered
Written by admin on January 24, 2026
Republic Day terror attack foiled: Khalistani outfit Babbar Khalsa module busted, 2.5 kg RDX IED, weapons recovered
The Punjab Police, in a joint operation with Counter Intelligence, Jalandhar, busted a terror module of the banned outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) ahead of Respublic Day celebrations.
Four people were arrested from Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur. They were identified as Diljot Singh Saini, Harman alias Harry, Ajay alias Mehra, and Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Kandola.
Punjab Police DGP said they recovered one Improvised explosive device (IED, 2.5 kg RDX) and two pistols along with cartridges from four operatives.
The module was being operated by USA-based BKI handlers, police said.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the recovered IED was intended for a targeted terror attack in view of the upcoming Republic Day celebrations.
Police said an FIR was registered at police station Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur, under relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Explosive Substances Act.
“Further investigation is underway,” they said.
In a post on X, Punjab Police DGP said, โ๐๐ง ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐งโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค, ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ (๐๐๐) ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ (๐.๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐) ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ.โ
“The module was being operated by USA-based BKI handlers. Preliminary investigations reveal that the recovered #IED was intended for a targeted terror attack in view of the upcoming RepublicDay celebrations,” the statement read.
The Punjab Police “remains steadfast in its resolve to dismantle transnational terror and organised crime networks sponsored by Pakistanโs ISI and to maintain peace, security, and harmony in Punjab,” the statement added.
