Closeon the heels of the two Pakistan-ISI sponsored terror modules busted inGurdaspur this week, Punjab Police on Thursday recovered another chunk of fourhand grenades and one tiffin bomb concealed in a sack recovered from villageSalempur Araiyan of the border district.
Sharingdetails, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota saidthat keeping in view of the recent recoveries of RDX, hand grenades and pistolsfrom the border district, strong static and shifting Nakas have been laid inentire district by all SHOs in the supervision of Gazetted Officers.
Hesaid that during a checking at T-Point near village Salempur Araiyan, SHO SadarGurdaspur found a suspicious sack in the bushes on road side and on checkingthe sack, he recovered four hand grenades and one tiffin Bomb concealed in it.Bomb Detection and Disposal teams (BDDS) teams have been informed to diffusethe explosive material, he added.
TheDGP said that, on directions of Deputy Chief Minister Sukjhinder SinghRandhawa, Punjab Police, especially border district police forces, are alreadyon high alert and daily night duty domination operations are being carried outby border police. Several ADGP rank officers are deputed to personallysupervise the night domination operations in the border districts.
Earlier,the Gurdaspur Police on Wednesday had recovered 0.9 Kg RDX on disclosures ofSukhwinder Singh alias Sonu of Lopoke in Amritsar, who was arrested on Sunday,while, on Tuesday, the district Police had recovered two hand grenades.
Meanwhile,FIR number 154 dated 02/12/2021 has been registered under sections 3, 4 and 5of the Explosive Substances Act at Police Station Sadar Gurdaspur.